Genealogical Dictinary Volume 1 of 4

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

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

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February 2014

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

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

BENJAMIN SABIN, Rehoboth 1670, perhaps son of William Sabin, had Benjamin, born 2 December 1673, called on for contribution of money in the war of 1675, removed to Roxbury, probably to escape nearer evils, there had Mehitable, 7 September 1677. Early next year his wife died and he married 5 July 1678, Sarah Parker, had Sarah, 1 August 1679; Nehemiah, 10 January 1681; Patience, 3 May 1682; Jeremiah, 11 March 1684; Experience, February 1685; and Experience, 1686, if we believe the record.

JOSEPH SABIN, Rehoboth, perhaps son of William Sabin, had Jonathan, born 12 July 1674; Abigail, 16 August 1678; Experience, 14 March 1681, died soon; Joseph, 18 November 1682, died soon.

JONATHAN SABIN, Rehoboth, who served 1675 and 6 in the great Indian war, may have been brother of Benjamin Sabin, but I know no more.

NEHEMIAH SABIN, Rehoboth, perhaps brother of the preceding, had David, born 10 November 1674, died soon. In Colony record a name of one buried at Rehoboth in the latter part of May 1676, printed Nathaniel Sahen, perhaps a child I think may mean one of this family.

SAMUEL SABIN, Rehoboth, son of William Sabin, I suppose, a soldier in the war begun by Philip both years at different times, had Israel, born 16 June 1673; Experience, 5 October 1676, who probably died next year; and Mary, 4 March 1679. He was servant in Gallop's Company 1690 for Phips's crusade against Quebec.

WILLIAM SABIN, Rehoboth 1643, signed the combination or compact of 1644, was a selectman, Representative 1657 and several years more; had Mehitable, born 10 May 1673, unless she were child of one of his sons. He was liberal in contribution for Philip's war, and probably two, if not more of his children rendered personal service. What number of children he had is unknown nor is the date of either given but seven appear with some distinctness, and the names are thought to be Mercy, in adding to the five foregoing, and William, beside, perhaps, another son whose widow gave of her mite to the cause.

WILLIAM SABIN, Rehoboth, son perhaps of the preceding, had Mary, born 18 September 1675; and Margaret, 10 April 1680. Easily this name gains final e

JOHN SABLE, or JOHN SABLES, Hartford 1639, removed probably before 1650, to some other town of uncertain name, perhaps Wethersfield, and was a freeman 1658.

JOHN SACKET, New Haven, married 20 May 1652, Agnes Tinkham, had John, born 30 April 1653; Jonathan, 6 June 1655; Mary, 24 September 1657; Joseph, 3 May 1660; Martha, 19 September 1662; and died 3 September 1684. His widow died 1707.

JOHN SACKET, Northampton, had John, born 1660; William, 1662; Abigail, 1663; Mary, who died 1667; had Hannah, 1669; removed to Westfield, there had Mary, again, 8 June 1672; Samuel, 18 October 1674; Elizabeth 28 August 1677, who died at 5 years. His house was burned by the Indians 1675; his wife died 9 October 1690; and he married 1691, Sarah Stiles, the only daughter of John Stiles, widow of John Stewart of Springfield; and died 8 April 1719. He was probably son of the first Simon Sacket, and may have been brother from England. Abigail married 13 September 1682, John Noble; and Mary married 2 October 1689, Benjamin Morley. All his other children were married also; but William, Samuel, and Abigail died before their father.

JOHN SACKET, New Haven, eldest son of John Sacket of the same, was a proprietor 1685.

JOHN SACKET, Westfield, eldest son of John Sacket of the same, by wife Deborah, had John, born 3 March 1688; Abigail, 16 October 1690; Daniel, 14 August 1693; David, 7 July 1696; Benjamin, 30 October 1698; and Deborah, 16 November 1701. His wife died 4 days after and he married another wife, had several children and died 20 December 1745.

JOSEPH SACKET, Newtown, Long Island son of the second Simon Sacket, had, says Riker, three sons, married Elizabeth Betts, daughter of Captain Richard Betts; the next, Ann; and last 1711, Mercy
Whitehead, widow of Thomas Betts, daughter of Daniel Whitehead. He had large estate, was Lieutenant and Captain, died 1719. The children were Simon, Joseph, Richard, John, William, Samuel, Elizabeth, and Sarah, but the history of Newtown gives no dates of their births nor does he approproximate the months.

SIMON SACKET, Cambridge 1632, came with wife Isabel, and, probably both sons Simon and John, all, perhaps, in the Lion, that brought In September of that year several settlers of Cambridge; had share in the division of lands August 1635, and died soon after since administration of his goods was given by the Court of Assistant to his widow 3 November following, as our Colony record I. 155, shows. Perhaps she married again. This name was written by Dr. Holmes in his History of Cambridge, 1 Massachusetts history Collection VII. 10, Oakes, but that was more than 60 years since, and he became as he grew older, better able to read ancient records.

SIMON SACKET, Springfield, 1654, son probably of the preceding, born in England, married Sarah Blomfield, daughter of William Blomfield, had only Joseph, born 23 February 1656, and died 9 July 1659.

WILLIAM SACKET, Westfield, son of John Sacket of the same, married 27 November 1689, Sarah Cram, had Joseph, born 25 July 1690; Hannah, 15 August 1692; Rebecca, 16 September 1694; Jonathan, 20 March 1696; and died 28 March 1700.

JOHN SADD, Hartford, a tanner, with good estate from Earl's Colne, County Essex, purchased house and land 1674, had left son John in England here married about 1690, as second wife Hepzibah, widow of John Pratt, the third of that name, had Thomas, born 1691; and died 20 December 1694.

THOMAS SADD, Windsor, son of the preceding, had Thomas, who died 8 May 1728, about 10 years old; Hannah, born 2 December 1719; Thomas, 3 August 1723; Hepzibah, 20 March 1725; Matthew, 11 July 1729; and John, 22 November 1734.

ABIAL SADLER, Gloucester 1689, had been a soldier, Babson says, in the Colony service; by wife Rebecca, had a child born 13 March 1693; and the father died 13 September 1697.

ANTHONY SADLER, Newbury, came from Southampton in the Confidence, as servant to Stephen Kent, 1638, as the record has it, 9 years old, the figure on the left hand being lost, would, perhaps, be supplied by 2, for he was administered a freeman 6 September 1639; was a shoemaker, married Martha Cheney, daughter of John Cheney, had only children Abiel, born 2 November 1650; removed to Salisbury, and was drowned 23 February 1651. His widow next year married probably the second Nicholas Busbee.

JOHN SADLER, Gloucester, a freeman 19 May 1642, and selectman the same year; had been, with other inhabitants of Gloucester 1640, at Marshfield, was Captain, and had son Robert. He gave that son house and land. Went home, and sent for his wife to come to him; probably son Robert following before. Many years as his attorney Hugh Caulkins, in 1651, conveyed the estate .

JOHN SADLER, Wethersfield 1643, on Glastonbury side of the river, is found in the list of a freeman 1669, had wife Deborah, but no children probably, for all his property was given to her by the will of 8 August 1673, and he died next month.

RICHARD SADLER, Lynn, a freeman 14 March 1639, had come in 1636, it is said, from Worcester, England in 1639. Had charge, with John Oliver and Robert Keayne, of running line between that town and Boston; was made clerk of the writs, i. e. town clerk with additional function, in December 1641, but went home in 1646, as fellow passenger with John Leverett, Governor Sayles of Bermuda, and many others, of who were the malcontent doctor Child, Thomas Fowle, and William Vassall. See the curious tract, New England's Salamander, by Governor Winslow, in 3 Massachusetts history Collection II. 130-3. He became a preacher ordained 16 May 1648, at the little chapel of Whixall, in the North part of Shropshire, adjacent Flint, says Calamy; and was ejected after the restoration from a better living at Ludlow, but died at Worcester 1675, aged 55. Lewis, in his history Ed. 2d, page 92, would instruct us, that he had son Richard, born 1610, who was the minister then ordained and ejected who is widely from Calamy, by making the son born ten years before the suppossed father.

SOLOMON SAFFERY, a mathematician employed with Nathaniel Woodward to run the south line of the Colony in 1642. See Hutchinson history II. 263.

JOHN SAFFIN, or JOHN SAFFYN, Scituate, a lawyer, selectman 1653, married 2 or 3 December 1658, Martha Willet, daughter of Captain Thomas Willet of Plymouth, had John, born 13 September following died at 2 years John, again, 14 April 1662; Thomas, 18 March 1664; Simon, 4 April 1666; Josiah, 30 January 1668; Joseph, 2 February 1670, died young; Benjamin, 15 June 1672, died soon; and Joseph, again, 24 January 1676. His wife with two of the children died 1678, of smallpox; and the rest of the children all died young. Soon after marriage he removed to Boston, joined the First Church, and took a freeman's oath 1671, was Representative 1684 to 6, in the latter year being chosen speaker, had large interest in the Narraganset or King's Province 1638, at the first popular election of counsellors. In 1693, was chosen one of the ten by the people preferred to ten others, dictated to King William in the Charter by Increase Mather, and made one of the judges in Supreme Court 1701, from which place Governor Dudley removed him, and two years later negated him as counsellor. For second wife he took, 1680, Elizabeth widow of Peter Lidget, Esq. and she made her will 14 April 1682, probably having such power by her contribution of marriage, and in July following attempted to destroy herself as by the diary of Noadiah Russell, in Genealogical Registrar VII. 56, is seen. He had third wife Rebecca Lee, daughter of Reverend Samuel Lee of Bristol, whither he removed about1690, and was appointed the first Judge of Probate in the new County then part of Massachusetts since assigned to Rhode Island. From this wife after long disagreement he separated himself and very curious matter about the affair may be read in Baylies, I. V. 56-61; but far more interest is found in the letter to son from Cotton Mather, 3 Massachusetts Historical ColIections 137, written only ten days before death of son probably therefore never recorded. It is one of the happiest of the eccentric writer's productions; and highly piquant would have been the reply of the judge to his ghostly adviser, had he lived to offer one. The will, made two days before probated two days after his death in which nothing is given to his wife and £5 to Cotton Mather, confirms this conjecture. He died at Boston 29 July 1710, and Hutchinson III. 136, refers to the internment of his last surviving son who died 18 January 1687, immortalized by the epitaph in Addis.'s Spectator, as in the judicious memoir to be read in Genealogical Registrar IV. 109. His widow married 26 July 1712, Reverend Joseph Baxter of Medfield.

THOMAS SAFFORD, Ipswich 1641, died 1667, leaving widow, son Joseph, born probably 1633, and three daughters.

DAVID SAGE, Middletown, a freeman 1667, married Elizabeth Kirby, who died 1670, had David, born 1 February 1665; John, 5 March 1668; and by wife Mercy, who died 7 December 1711, had Mary, 15 November 1672; Jonathan; and Timothy, 14 August 1678; all named except Mary, with his wife in the will shortly before he died 31 March 1703; besides daughters Elizabeth, 6 June 1666, who married a Bull; Mary, wife of Samuel Johnson; and Mercy, without surname, so may be presumed unmarried. Good estate he left to widow Mary, and these seven children descendants are named.

EDWARD SALE, EDWARD SEALE, or EDWARD SAILE, Salem, was probably that passenger 1635, aged 24, in the Elizabeth and Ann from London, a freeman 2 Nov, 1637, but he must have belonged to another church than Salem. In June preceding, his wife Margaret was charged for adultery with more than one, and banished next year. See Colony record I. 198, and Winthrop II. 349. He was of Rehoboth 1644.

EPHRAIM SALE, EPHRAIM SEALE, or EPHRAIM SAILE, Boston, son of Edward Sale, artillery company 1674, was its Lieutenant, and died 2 December 1690. By wife Alice, he had Samuel, born 11 February 1678; Nathaniel, 21 October 1679; and by wife Mary Foster, daughter of Hopestill Foster, had Mary, 21 August 1681; Hepzibah, 24 December 1684; John, 17 January 1687; and Thankful, 18 May 1689. His widow married 10 December 1691, Samuel Ward.

OBADIAH SALE, OBADIAH SEALE, or OBADIAH SAILE, Boston, a freeman 1681, by wife Sarah, had John, born 23 July 1680; Abigail, 6 August 1681; Sarah, 3 March 1683; and Sarah, again, 27 August 1684.

JOHN SALISBURY, Swanzey, perhaps son of William Salisbury, killed by the Indians 24 June 1675, perhaps the first victim of the great war.

JOHN SALISBURY, Boston, probably son of Nicholas Salisbury, perhaps born in England, by wife Annbel, had John, born 5 January 1690; Nicholas and James, twins 20 August 1694, both probably died with the mother soon; and by wife Bridget had Nicholas, again, 28 October 1697; Benjamin, 7 November 1699; was a mariner, and, perhaps died abroad. His inventory was taken 5 June 1708, and the widow appointed administrator 6 July, and brought in the document 4 October following by the name of Bridget Gooding, late Salisbury.

NICHOLAS SALISBURY, Boston, had wife Elizabeth, who died 17 February 1688, aged 53, perhaps was father of John, and the common ancestry of several distinguished families.

WILLIAM SALISBURY, Swanzey 1671, was, perhaps, father of John before mentioned, certainly of that William, probably killed by the Indians 24 June 1675 in Philip's war, the first blast of who utterly scattered this town. Administration on his estate was given to his widow 17 September of that year and 11 November 1684 the father took administration de bonis non. But he was of Milton, had wife Susanna; and from history of Dorchester, 59, I learn that he had been there before 1656.

JOHN SALLOWS, Salem 1668, son probably of Michael Sallows, was a petitioner against imposts.

MICHAEL SALLOWS, Salem 1635, in his will of 14 November 1646, probated 31 December following names Michael, his youngest son, daughter Martha, besides sons Thomas, Robert, John, and Samuel, with son-in-law Edward Wilson, made Wilson and son Robert excecutors both of whom declined to serve.

ROBERT SALLOWS, Salem, son of the preceding, by wife Freeborn, had Hannah, born 9 September 1654; Mary, 2 February 1659; died 1663, by drowning, 8 April and his inventory was brought in 1 July.

THOMAS SALLOWS, brother of the preceding, who died 1663, perhaps at the same time with his brother it may be by shipwreck, or in a distant land at least the Court of Probate recorded his inventory two days after that of Robert, and from different appraisal. He was father perhaps, of the children Hannah, Mary, Sarah, and Robert, all baptized 5 June 1664.

SAMUEL SALLS, Lynn, married 4 August 1663, Ann Lenthall. Perhaps the name should be Sallow, and be son of Michael.

MANES SALLY, or MANES SALLEE, Charlestown, administered of the church 3 May 1647, a freeman the same month. Of so unusual a name of baptized or surname, I should be slow in acknowledge but Mary, probably his wife joined the church 9 July next year his daughter Rebecca married John Jones, so there are three places of record and the potential authority of Frothingham, 152 shows "Sarah Sallee's house" in 1658. The classic Manes became Manus on his administration in Colony record.

CLEMENT SALMON, CLEMENT SALMONDS, or CLEMENT SAMMON , Boston, married 13 June 1660, Joanna Riland, had John, born 9 May following Mary, born 12 January 1663; Elizabeth 26 February 1666; and Samuel, 5 April 1668.

DANIEL SALMON, DANIEL SALMONDS, or DANIEL SAMMON , Lynn 1630, served in the Pequot war 1636 or 7, had Daniel, born 2 May 1665; in 1681 gave testimony about the iron works, in which he had labored near 40 years before.

GEORGE SALMON, GEORGE SALMONDS, or GEORGE SAMMON , Salem, married October 1664, Remember Felton, daughter of Benjamin Felton, had Elizabeth; Mary, born 16 March 1669; Susanna, 30 May 1670; George, 1 March 1672, posthumous for the father died about 12 February preceding, 1668.

JOHN SALMON, JOHN SALMONDS, or JOHN SAMMON , Newport, 1669, had there a wife and was one much esteemed. Died 1676.

PETER SALMON, PETER SALMONDS, or PETER SAMMON , Salem, married 4 June 1677, Ann Thompson, had Martha, born 29 July 1679, died in 3 months; Ann, 30 August 1680; Peter, 1 July 1682; and Sarah, 18 August 1683.

SAMUEL SALMON, SAMUEL SALMONDS, or SAMUEL SAMMON , Salem 1660, prosecuted as a Quaker.

THOMAS SALMON, THOMAS SALMONDS, or THOMAS SAMMON , Northampton 1659, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 1660; Ruth, 1666; Elizabeth 1673; besides two children that died young; and Thomas, posthumous March 1676; was killed by the Indians 29 October preceding. His widow Mary married 1676, Joseph Phelps of Windsor, but probably after his removal to Simsbury. Ruth married 1684, William Hulbert the second; and Elizabeth married 1693, Caleb Root.

WILLIAM SALMON, WILLIAM SALMONDS, or WILLIAM SAMMON , Amesbury, married 30 November 1669, Mary with surname very odd, had William, born April 1670; took oath of allegiance 1677.

CHARLES SALTER, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Benoni, born 17 July 1685; and from record of Boston I gain no more.

ENEAS SALTER, Boston, a master, by wife Joan, had Eneas, born 17 April 1673; John, 24 September 1674; Sarah, 1 August 1676; Peter, 13 February 1679; and Benjamin, 8 May 1682.

HENRY SALTER, Charlestown, by wife Hannah, had John, born 6 January 1656; Henry, Richard; and Nicholas; all baptized 26 October 1673, in right of the mother who joined the church four weeks before. One Thomas Salter, without surname, is found in the record of births at Charlestown 20 October and I presume he was this man's son and that he died young; but I do not see the name of father among housholders there 1658 or 1678.

JABEZ SALTER, Boston, son of William Salter, artillery company 1674, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 6 October 1671; Mary, 28 January 1673; Jabez, 8 July 1678, died soon; William, 5 January 1680; Jabez, again, 4 July 1682, died soon; Jabez, again, 1 June 1683; Elisha, 22 September 1685, died soon; Elisha, again, 9 October 1686; Richard, 3 February 1689; and Samson, 21 March 1692. He died 31 December 1720; and his wife Elizabeth died 29 October 1726, near 75 years old.

MATTHEW SALTER, Marblehead 1674, married perhaps, Ann Condy, daughter of Samuel Condy, and had several children.

SAMS. SALTER, Newport 1639, came in the James 1635, from Southampton, then called a fisherman in the custom house documents, yet of Caversham, which is in County Oxford.

WALTER SALTER, Boston 1658, settled shortly after on Long Island as may be inferred from certain queries by him propounded to Connecticut. See Trumbull, Colony record I. 423.

WILLIAM SALTER, Boston, shoemaker, by wife Mary, had Peleg, born 15 March 1634, but baptized 25 March 1638, who makes me doubt the date in record of births; Elizabeth, 16 April 1639, baptized 26 April 1640; Mary, 10 August 1642, baptized 30 October following as "a 3 days old," that shows which record is wrong; Jabez, baptized 17 August 1645, who perhaps died soon; yet possibly the next town records Jabez, born September 1647 is wrong; Elisha, 7 March 1654, died next year; and Lydia, 24 March 1656. He kept the prisoner in this year and long after was witness to the will of wretched Mrs. Hibbins, widow of the Assistant executed as a witch, when she was only a scold; and he died 10 August 1675, aged 68. His will of 11 May preceding, names sons Jabez, and John, who was gone away, but if he came back, should have five acres on Spectacle Island; daughter Mehitable, that should have half his dwelling-house; and daughter Beck, who had recorded her portion, probably on marriage; and grandchildren are referred to, and wife Mary made executrix. On Boston record appears marriage of Nicholas Phillips with Hannah, son 4 December 1651, but of whom she was daughter is unknown.

HENRY SALTONSTALL, Watertown, son of Sir Richard Saltonstall, born in England, brought probably by his father 1630, artillery company 1639, graduated in the first class of Harvard College 1642, went soon after to England was in Holland 1644, studied medicine and in October 1649 had degree of M.D. at the University of Padua, and 24 June 1652, at Oxford, by order of the Long Parliament and was made fellow of New College, as was, with less regard to rules, our William Stoughton; but place of his later resided or date of his death is unknown. See Wood's Athene Oxon.

NATHANIEL SALTONSTALL, Haverhill, son of Richard Saltonstall the second, was probably the first male of this distinguished family born on our side of the ocean, a freeman 1665, Representative 1666, 8-71, Assistant 1679 and until the vacation of our old Charter 1686, but again an overthrow of Andros, though the King had made him one of the councellors to Dudley; yet was named again in the new Charter, and a Judge of the Supreme Court in 1692, when he refused participation in the monstrous trials for witchcraft leaving his seat to be occupied by Jonathan Corwin, brother of the sheriff that was called to hang so many innocent victims. But many years he was head of the Essex militia. He married 28 December 1663, Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Reverend John Ward, had Gurdon Saltonstall, born 27 March 1666, Harvard College 1684, the distinguished minister of New London, and Governor of Connecticut (so named for Brampton Gurdon the Suffolk patriot M.P. whose daughter was his mother); Elizabeth, 15 September 1688; Richard Saltonstall, 25 April 1672; Nathaniel Saltonstall, 5 September 1674; both Harvard College 1695; and John, 14 August 1678, who died at 3 years; and died 21 May 1707. His widow died 29 April 1741, as Bond, 921, tells; but the year should be 1714. Of his Honorable descendants large accommodations may be read in 2 Massachusetts history Collection V. 154, and 3 M Harvard College IX. 119, but more in Bond's copious History of Watertown.

PETER SALTONSTALL, by the history of the Ancient and Honorable Art. County made one of the corps 1644, is probably name without right given by Whitman, as if he were son of Sir Richard Saltonstall, for no such person is ever heard of elsewhere, and Bond rejects it as any of our New England stock. Original record of that famous military band have been lost about a hundred and fifty years.

RICHARD SALTONSTALL, Watertown, the knight, son of Samuel Salatonstall, and nephew of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Mayor of London in the time of Queen Elizabeth, was from the neighborhood of Halifax, in the West Riding of County York, in the royal Charter of 4 March 1629 first named of the 18 Assistants. Came 1630 in the fleet bringing all his family with Governor Winthrop but probably his wife had died sone years before. With two daughters Rosamond and Grace, and one of his younger sons probably Samuel, he left New England for home 1 April 1631, having attended eight of the nine sessions of the Court of Assistant, and was fined for absence at that of 7 September preceding. Earnestly he befriended our country in England by thought, word, and deed; and was active, with the Lords Brooke, Say and Seal and other puritans in the first settlement of Connecticut. By his first wife Grace Kaye, daughter of Robert Kaye, Esq. of Yorkshire, he had four sons: Richard, born 1610; Robert; Samuel; and Henry; two daughters: Rosamond, perhaps the eldest child; and Grace. By uncertain tradition he is given two other wives, one said to be daughter of the Earl of Delaware, for who in Collins's Peerage no support can be seen, and the other, less improble Martha Wilford; but no children is ascribed to either. He was, with son Henry, in Holland 1644, perhaps minister to the States, and there was painting the likeness of which engraves is seen in the second volume of Massachusetts Historical Society proceedings. His will was made 1658, at the age of 72.

RICHARD SALTONSTALL, Ipswich, son of the preceding, by his father brought 1630, having left the University of Cambridge, where he was entered at Emanuel College as a fellow commoner, 18 April 1627, from Yorkshire and matriculaled 14 December following, administered a freeman of Massachusetts 18 October 1631, and next month went home, by circuitous voyage of six weeks to Virginia, and married in England about 1633, Meriel Gurdon, daughter of Brampton Gurdon of Assington, County Suffolk near the ancestral residence of our first Governor Winthrop, and embarked on return in the Susan and Ellen 1635, with that wife aged 22, and daughter of the same name, was Representative in March 1636 and following session until chosen an Assistant in May 1637, and in 1641 was made first officer under Endicott, of the Essex regiment when only two were in the Colony. Went home again, perhaps for the health of his wife 1649, as told in the anecdote related of Reverend John Cotton in note to Hutchinson I. 94. For many years he was not chosen Assistant but in 1664 in hope of his coming again, the honor was renewed and it was erronously asserted that he had been after in the country, because in 1672 he gave £50 to relief of Goffe and Whalley, the regicides. In 1680, however, he once more in Massachusetts and in Massachusetts organization. Made an Assistant, took the oath in August which was renewed in 1681 and 2, but in this latter year he went home again, as the hope of preserving liberty under the old Charter evaporated and died 20 or 29 April 1694, at Hulme, in Lancashire, at the house of Sir Edward Morley, who married his eldest daughter. Other children were Richard, who died young, probably unmarried certainly and Nathaniel, before mentioned, also Abigail, who married Thomas Harley, son of Sir Robert Harley, and uncle to the famous Robert, prime minister of Queen Anne, the friend of Pope and Swift, well known as Earl of Oxford (see Collin's Peerage, IV. 244, Ed. 5, and corrected the slight error there); besides Elizabeth who married Hercules Horsey, Esq. Instruction may be got as to the just value of tradition from a note in Hutchinson II. 122, in which is read the story of a letter from Mrs. Harley to her sister in New England that was many years preserved after the death of that distinguished statesman, for this passage in it; "I am now going to carry Bob up to the inns of Court to make a man of him," and Hutchinson who seldom falls into such an error, makes the mother "granddaughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall" and this Hutchinson introduced by referring to "a tradition that Harley had some New England blood in him, his mother being a granddaughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall". Now besides that this granddaughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall had no sister here to write unto, the tale is false in the most vital part as usual, for she, being wife of his uncle, not of his father could transmit no blood to he Lord High Treasurer.

ROBERT SALTONSTALL, Watertown, brother of the preceding, artillery company 1638, was probably at Windsor 1640-2, engaged for his father or elder brother but allowed Francis Stiles to lead him into great useless expense, from who both suffered inconvenience to their dying day. He died 1650, unmarried; in his will of 13 June, probated 15 August named only relative his father brothers Richard, Samuel, and Henry, sisters Rosamond and Grace, and made John Clark executor who forthwith renounced his office. See Genealogical Registrar VII. 334.

SAMUEL SALTONSTALL, Watertown, brother of the preceding, of who we would, gladly know more than Farmer told, of his death 21 January 1696. Even in the great history of W. Bond could add only that administration was taken in October followed by his nephew Nathaniel, saying that he had no active participation in municipal concerns, nor is wife or children found in the record. But in that volume page 918, amends are made by one of the finest letters of that age from his sister Rosamond, 22 April 1644. She was then resident in consequence of the loss of his property by her father in the family of the puritan Earl of Warwick, land High Admiral, and her sister with the lady of the Earl of Manchester, one of the child commanders in the civil war. Of descendants of Sir Richard Saltonstall, in the male line, thirteen had, in 1834, been graduates at Harvard and six at Yale.

AUSTEN SAMFIELD, Fairfield 1658, died 1661, leaving small property to widow, and no children heard of.

ABRAHAM SAMPSON, Duxbury 1638, perhaps brother of Henry Sampson, married a daughter of Samuel Nash, and Windsor says, he had a second wife. His children were Abraham, Isaac, Samuel, who was killed by the Indians in Philip's war, and George, born 1655.

ABRAHAM SAMPSON Duxbury, son of the preceding, married Sarah Standish, daughter of Alexander Standish, had Abraham, born 1686; Miles, 1690; Ebenezer; Rebecca; Sarah; and Grace.

CALEB SAMPSON Duxbury, son perhaps youngest of Henry Sampson, married Mary Standish, daughter of Alexander Standish, had, says Windsor, Rachel and Lora.

GEORGE SAMPSON Duxbury, or Plympton, son of the first Abraham Sampson, by wife Elizabeth, had Joseph, born 14 May 1679; Abigail, 22 January 1681; Judith, 3 March 1683; Ruth, 22 December 1684; Benjamin, 19 September 1686; Martha, 25 October 1689; George, 10 March 1691; Elizabeth, 22 December 1692; William, 8 July 1693; and Seth, 22 December 1697. His wife died 27 May 1727, in her 70th year and he died 26 July 1739, in his 84th year as Windsor tells.

HENRY SAMPSON Plymouth 1620, came in the Mayflower, of the family of his uncle, Edward Tilley, a youth too small to sign the immortal compact of November at Cape Cod; but whether, or not, entitled in the division of lands. He was certainly in the divvision of cattle, 1627, enumerated in the company of Elder Brewster, lived on Duxbury side, married 6 February 1636, Ann Plummer, had Stephen, John, James, Caleb, Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, and, perhaps, Dorcas, but when Bradford wrote, 1650, only seven children and died 24 December 1684. Elizabeth married Robert Sproat; Hannah married Josiah Holmes; Mary married John Summers; Dorcas married Thomas Bonney; and one daughter it is said, married John Hammond, but he is not of my aquaintaince.

ISAAC SAMPSON Duxbury, son of Abraham Sampson, married Lydia Standish, daughter of Alexander Standish, had Isaac, born 1688; Jonathan, 1690; Josiah, 1692; Lydia, 1694; Ephraim, 1698; Priscilla, 1702; and Barnabas, 1705.

JOHN SAMPSON Boston, merchant removed perhaps, to Beverly 1671, there married a daughter of Richard Haynes, and before the beginning of Indians war, 1675, may have lived at Scarborough.

JOHN SAMPSON at New London, married after 1672, not long before 1676, the widow mother of John Stodder, or John Stother, a youth of only 16, who possessed by a malice almost incredible murderer with an axe, 6 June 1678, Zipporah, wife of Thomas Bolles, with two of her children Joseph, and Mary, and soon after murdering John Sampson, son of his mother, aged between one and two years as by his own confession is seen in the record of his trial at Hartford. For the soundness of the maxim in common law, malitia supplet aetatem, I believe, no stronger proof can be found since the creation, in the stories of juvenile depravity. He acknowledged that he killed his brother with a hatchet "because he cried, and because he did not love the children nor his father" and was executed 9 October following.

RICHARD SAMPSON by Farmer called of Boston, a freeman of 1674, I dare not accept, but think, was rather appropriated by New Hampshire.

ROBERT SAMPSON Boston 1630, came in the same ship with Governor Winthrop who calls him cousin in a letter to his wife April before departing from Isle of Wight. His family was anciently in the rank of knights, resided at Sampson's Hall in the parish of Kersey, adjoining Groton, where was patron as well as lord of the manor. He was son of John Sampson, by Bridget Clopton, sister of the second wife of our Governor Winthrop. By Whitman he is counted a member of the artillery company 1639; but it seems far more probable (as we never hear of him after) that he was some years gone home.

STEPHEN SAMPSON Duxbury, son of Henry Sampson, had Benjamin; Cornelius; Hannah; Mary; Elizabeth; John, born 17 August 1688; Dorcas; and Abigail.

CONSTANTINE SAMS, or CONSTANTINE SAMMES, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Richard, born 7 October 1678; Mary, 2 December 1684; Mercy, 3 July 1687, died soon; and Mercy, again, 12 January 1689.

JOHN SAMS, or JOHN SAMMES, Roxbury 1640, went to England, and at Coggeshall, in County Essex, was successful in the pulpit of celebrity John Owen, D.D. says Calamy, from who he was ejected 1675; and the ecclessiastic history tells, that he was educated in New England. Very strange it seems, that no more is known of him here, but that in Roxbury he purchased lands of Reverend Thomas Weld, of Captain John Johnson, and of Joseph Weld, about 1640, to amount, in aggregregate of £134. and that in September 1642, Governor Thomas Dudley, on ex'con for £51, got the whole, in part satisfactied thereof, by appraisement at £42, 17, 8 1/2, so that little benefit of his acres was enjoyed by the poor scholar, who could not redeem his estate. See Dudley's investitute in Register of Suffolk Deeds, I. 37.

RALPH SAMS, or RALPH SAMMES, Dorchester, a tailor, removed to Boston before 1659; and was living 1663.

THOMAS SAMS, or THOMAS SAMMES, Salem, had grant of land in 1638, as Felt tells, and lived at Marblehead 1648. Yet he may have been of Roxbury 1637, and one of the appraisers on inventory of Edward Blackley.

JOHN SAMUEL, Boston, who married 24 December 1652, widow Lucy Wight, is called mariner in 1656; and he died 8 December 1662, or his inventory was then made.

JOHN SAMWAYS, JOHN SAMWAYES, JOHN SAMOIS, or JOHN SAMWIS, Huntington, Long Island, administered a freeman of Connecticut 1644, perhaps was son of the following

RICHARD SAMWAYS, RICHARD SAMWAYES, RICHARD SAMOIS, or RICHARD SAMWIS, Windsor 1640, had one child who died 1648, and he died 1650, leaving widow Esther, and perhaps, two children. But the name was not long in Windsor so that, by variant spelling Hinman, 71, made two out of him.

BENJAMIN SANBORN, ancient. BENJAMIN SAMBORNE, Hampton, son of the first John Sanborn, by first wife Sarah, who died 29 June 1720, had Mary, born 27 October 1690, Joanna, 1 December 1692; Sarah, 30 September 1694; Theodate, 1696; Dorothy, 27 October 1698; Abigail, 21 July 1700; Jemima, 17 May 1702; Susanna, 20 September 1704; Benjamin, 1 June 1706, died young; Judith, 26 October 1708; Benjamin, again, 7 November 1712. He next married Meribah Tilton, a widow and had Ebenezer, 10 October 1723; and this wife died 15 December 1740; and he had third wife Abigail Gove, perhaps widow of the second Philemon Dalton, and daughter of Edward Gove.

JOHN SANBORN, ancient. JOHN SAMBORNE, Hampton 1643, by tradition said to have come from County Derby, and more probably to be son of John Sanborn by a daughter of Reverend Stephen Bachiler, who left three sons John, William, and Stephen, to the care of their grandfather by whom they were brought in the William and Francis, arriving at Boston from London, 5 June 1632. For first wife he took Mary Tuck, daughter of Robert Tuck of Hampton, who died 30 December 1668, having borne him John, 1649; Mary, 12 April 1651, died young; Abigail, 23 February 1653; Richard, 4 February 1655; Mary, again, 19 March 1657, died young; Joseph, 13 March 1659; Stephen, 12 November 1661, died soon; Ann, 20 December 1662; Nathaniel, 27 January 1666; Benjamin, 20 December 1668; and by second wife, widow Margaret Page, widow of a Mr. Moulton, daughter of Robert Page, had Jonathan, 25 May 1672; was a freeman 1666; Lieutenant, Representative 1684 and 5; and died October 1692. His widow died 13 July 1699.

JOHN SANBORN, ancient. JOHN SAMBORNE, Hampton, eldest son of the preceding, married 19 November 1674, Judith Coffin, probably daughter of the second Tristram Coffin, had Judith, born 8 August 1674; Mary, 2 July 1677; Sarah, 8 May 1679; Deborah, 1681; John, 1683; Enoch, 1685; Lydia, 24 February 1687; Peter; Tristram; and Abner, 27 April 1694;

JONATHAN SANBORN, ancient. JONATHAN SAMBORNE, Hampton, youngest son of John Sanborn the first, married Elizabeth Sherbourne, perhaps daughter of John Sherbourne, had Elizabeth, born 27 December 1692; Samuel, 7 September 1694; Achaicus,(?) 1696; Margaret, 20 March 1698; Jonathan, 28 April 1700; Love, August 1702; Dorothy, 20 August 1704, died next year; Dorothy, again, 22 August 1706, died young; Sarah, 18 April 1708; John, 19 December 1710, died soon; Benjamin, 22 January 1712, died young; and Mary, 7 December 1713; and died 20 June 1741, leaving widow and eight children.

JOSEPH SANBORN, ancient. JOSEPH SAMBORNE, Hampton, brother of the preceding, married 28 December 1682, Mary Gove, daughter of that Edward Gove, who was not hanged for treason, had Abigail, born 1 April 1686; Huldah, 3 May 1688; Reuben, 18 May 1692; Edward, 7 April 1694; Abraham, 10 March 1696; Mary, 28 July 1697; Joseph, 22 July 1700; and David, 16 January 1702.

JOSIAH SANBORN, ancient. JOSIAH SAMBORNE, Hampton, son of William Sanborn of the same, married 25 August 1681, Hannah Moulton, had William, born 2 March 1682; Hannah, 1684; and Sarah, 1686. He married 1690, Sarah, widow of Jonathan Perkins, had Jabez, March 1691; Keziah, 15 March 1693; Rachel, 13 March 1695; Jonathan, 27 April 1697; Reuben, 10 April 1699; Abner, 9 September 1702; and Richard, 9 August 1705. His wife or widow died 1 September 1748, aged 85.

MEPHIBOSHETH SANBORN, ancient. MEPHIBOSHETH SAMBORNE, Hampton, brother of the preceding, married Lydia Leavitt, had Mary, born 24 February 1695; Lydia, 11 June 1697; Sarah, 1699; Nathan, 8 August 1701; Abigail, 23 October 1704; James, 1706; and Rachel, 15 February 1708, and died 5 February 1749.

NATHANIEL SANBORN, ancient. NATHANIEL SAMBORNE, Hampton, son of the first John Sanborn, married 3 December 1691, Rebecca Prescott, daughter of James Prescott, had Richard, born 27 February 1693; James, 6 August 1696; Rachel, 4 October 1698; Jeremiah, 10 February 1701; Abigail, 22 February 1703; Nathan, 27 June 1709; Jacob, 7 May 1711; Eliphaz, 10 December 1712; Nathaniel, 10 November 1714; Judith, 10 June 1717; and Daniel, 31 December 1719; and died 9 November 1723. But in the family genealogy when we read that he had second wife Sarah, it would be agreeable to discern what portion of these eleven children all lived in 1721, were born respectively by each as great unwillingness must be felt at inflicting the whole on either.

RICHARD SANBORN, ancient. RICHARD SAMBORNE, Hampton, brother of the preceding, married 5 December 1678, Ruth Moulton, had Mary, born 30 September 1679; John, 6 November 1681; and Ruth; but by second wife married 20 December 1693, widow Mary, of second Nathaniel Boulter, he had Shubael, born next year.

STEPHEN SANBORN, ancient. STEPHEN SAMBORNE, Hampton, brother perhaps youngest, of the first John Sanborn, went home, it is said, with his grandfather Bachiler, who had brought him, of course, in his youth.

STEPHEN SANBORN, ancient. STEPHEN SAMBORNE, Hampton, son of William Sanborn of the same, married 26 July 1693, Hannnah Philbrick, had Stephen, born 1 May 1694; James, 20 June 1697; Ann, 10 September 1699; Hannah, 23 June 1701; Phebe, 20 June 1703 Abiathar, 26 February 1704; Zadok, 1 June 1707; Amy, 10 December 1710; Abigail, 15 June 1712; Mary, 17 July 1715; and Jonathan, 16 March 1718; and died 21 July 1750.

WILLIAM SANBORN, ancient. WILLIAM SAMBORNE, Hampton, was brought from England by his grandfather Bachiler, says the family tradition in June 1632, by wife Mary Moulton, had William, born 1650; Josiah, before mentioned; Mary, 19 July 1660; Mehibosheth, 5 November 1663; Sarah, 12 February 1667; and Stephen, 4 September 1671; was selectman, Representative, and died 18 September 1692.

WILLIAM SANBORN, ancient. WILLIAM SAMBORNE, Hampton, eldest son of the preceding, married 1 January 1680, Mary Marston, had John, born 6 November following; Mary, 1683; and a daughter 21 September 1685, who died next year as had his wife some weeks before but he lived to 9 December 1744.

THOMAS SANBROOKE, Boston, whose will of 16 May 1649, probated 6 February following is seen in Genealogical Registrar VII. 227, could not be other than a transient trader here.

JOHN SANDERBANT, a freeman of 10 May 1643, is, I doubt not, blunder of Mr. Secretary for Sunderland, as shall in that place be explained.

SANDON, or SANDERS, Salem 1639, on Marblehead side, had license to keep an inn, and in 1645 to sell wine; died about 1667.

JAMES SANDS, or JAMES SANDES, Block Island now called New Shoreham, was born it is said, 1622, at Reading, County Berks, came with wife Sarah, and, perhaps was of Taunton 1658, but among first settlers at the Island before 1672; had Sarah, who married probably before 1673, Nathaniel Niles, and tradition tells, that he had been as early as 1643, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and a freeman 1655. See Niles, in 3 Massachusetts history Collection VI. 192. In history of New London, 293, Caulkins mentioned at his death, Mercy married 29 April 1683, Joshua Raymond; and that she was incidently connected with the famous pirate, Wiliam Kidd. Besides that Mercy, he had John, James, Samuel, and another son, and died 13 March 1695. James and Samuel lived at Cowneck, on Long Island.

JOHN SANDS, or JOHN SANDES, Charlestown, died 28 June 1659; but as this surname is not seen in the records of church or of town residence 1654, he may have been only transient inhabitant.

JOHN SANDY, or JOHN SANDIE, sometimes JOHN SAND, Boston, married 7 July 1653, Ann Holmes, had Elizabeth, born 15 October 1654; and Mary, 24 October 1656.

HENRY SANDYS, Boston, merchant, administered of the church with wife Sybil, 20 December 1638, and on 6 January following, had daughter baptized Deliverance, who died young; but in November following was with others dismissed to form new church at Rowley; a freeman 7 October 1640, when the clerk called him Sand; had Samuel, born 1640; Deliverance, again, August 1644; removed back to Boston and had John, 28 August 1646, and died December 1651. His daughter Mary died 14 October 1654.

ANDREW SANFORD, often ANDREW SAMFORD, or ANDREW SANDFORD, Hartford 1651, a freeman 1657, removed to Milford 1667, and there died 1684, leaving children Andrew; Mary, who died unmarried 1689; Ezekiel; Martha; Elizabeth; Abigail; and Sarah. One daughter had died before her father.

ANDREW SANFORD, often ANDREW SAMFORD, or ANDREW SANDFORD, Milford, son of the preceding, married 8 January 1688, Mary Botsford, daughter of Henry Botsford, had Mary, baptized November 1668; Samuel, 1672, died soon; Andrew, 16 July 1673; Samuel, again, 1675; and Esther, 1677. He was living in 1700, and date of death is unknown.

EPHRAIM SANFORD, often EPHRAIM SAMFORD, or EPHRAIM SANDFORD, Milford, son of Thomas Sanford of the same, married 1669, at New Haven, Mary Powell, probably daughter of Thomas Powell of the same, had Mary, born there, but he died at Milford. In November 1692 his estate was divided to widow Mary and children Mary, Samuel, Ephraim, Thomas, Nathaniel, and Zechariah.

EZEKIEL SANFORD, often EZEKIEL SAMFORD, or EZEKIEL SANDFORD, Fairfield, a freeman 1669, eldest son of Thomas Sanford, as is thought; had good estate 1670, and died late in 1683, leaving widow Rebecca, son Ezekiel, and Thomas, daughters Sarah, wife of Cornelius Hull; Mary, wife of Theophilus Hull, Rebecca, wife of John Seely, besides Martha, and Elizabeth, then unmarried, as by agreement 1697, for partition of estate we learn.

EZEKIEL SANFORD, often EZEKIEL SAMFORD, or EZEKIEL SANDFORD, Milford, son of the first Andrew Sanford, died 1685 or 6, leaving widow and perhaps one child.

HENRY SANFORD, often HENRY SAMFORD, or HENRY SANDFORD, Charlestown, married 23 January 1677, Mary Long, daughter of John Long.

JAMES SANFORD, often JAMES SAMFORD, or JAMES SANDFORD, Boston, married 1656, Elizabeth Smith daughter of Francis Smith of the same, who had first lived at Roxbury. He died 2 November 1661.

JOHN SANFORD, often JOHN SAMFORD, or JOHN SANDFORD, Boston 1631, who is number 115 on the list of church members, was sworn a freeman 3 April 1632, and the same year made cannoneer at the fort; had John, baptized 24 June 1632; Samuel, 22 June 1634; Eliphal, December 1637, when he was disarmed as a supporter of Wheelwright. He went with Coddington, Hutchinson, and others, to purchase Rhode Island, and lived at Portsmouth, the north end of the Island. Is in the list of a freeman there 1655, was constable, treasurrer, Secretary Assistant 1647, and chosen head of the Colony as President in May 1653. One or more of his children were taken by the Indians when they killed Mrs. Hutchinson, it is said; and the friendly visit from a distance of a hundred and thirty miles, shows the intimacy the poor widow kept up with old acquaintances. When he died is not heard.

JOHN SANFORD, often JOHN SAMFORD, or JOHN SANDFORD, Boston, by wife Bridget, had Ann, who died 26 August 1654, as probably the father had good time before, and the widow married Lieutenant William Phillips of Boston, who gave security, 10 March 1657, to four children of said John, for portions of his estate in conforming with his will. But who those children were, is not ascertained.

JOHN SANFORD, often JOHN SAMFORD, or JOHN SANDFORD, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, eldest son of the first John Sanford, married 17 April 1663, Mary Gorton, daughter of Samuel Gorton, widow of Peter Greene, as is thought by whom he had Mary, born 3 March following; Eliphal, 20 February 1656; John, 18 June 1670; and Samuel, 5 October 1677; but he had been administered a freeman 1653, and married 8 August 1654, Elizabeth Spatchhurst, eldest daughter of Henry Spatchurst of Bermuda, who died 6 December 1660, and had, as the Portsmouth record tells, Elizabeth, born 11 July 1655; Mary, 18 August 1656; Susanna, 31 July 1658; and Rebecca, 23 June 1660.

JOHN SANFORD, often JOHN SAMFORD, or JOHN SANDFORD, Boston, the school-master, who I rejoice to say, taught writing; married 19 February 1657, Sarah, widow of Robert Potter, was perhaps, the freeman of 11 October 1670, and died 10 February 1677. His will, of 19 January preceding, probated 24 April following mentioned no children, but gives all estate to wife Sarah for life, and after devise to the third child his school house and land adjoining. One half of other estate to children of his brother Robert Sanford, they to pay after entry upon death of the widow. £20 to Hannah Potter, if she lived with her until 18 years old, and other half to children of Edward Turner of Middletown, they to pay, as soon as they record and enter upon it £10 to John Potter of Rhode Island and £10 to Stephen Coppock of Long Island. The executors were named wife Sarah and Captain Timothy Wheeler, but he renounced the office, who Coppock was, or how he or Turner were related to testator is unknown but I hazard the conjecture that he was brother of Turner's wife.

NATHANIEL SANFORD, often NATHANIEL SAMFORD, or NATHANIEL SANDFORD, Hartford 1655, died 1687, leaving good estate to widow Susanna, who married John Buttolph of Wethersfield, and only child Mary, who many years before had married Phineas Wilson.

PELEG SANFORD, often PELEG SAMFORD, or PELEG SANDFORD, Newport, son of the first John Sanford, Governor of the Colony 1680-2, called by Governor Brenton, in his will, son-in-law, as he married Mary Brenton, daughter of Governor Brenton before 1665. His children were Ann, Bridget, and Elizabeth. He declined reelection In 1683, but was often honored with commission from England as Judge in the admiralty, and was living 1699.

RICHARD SANFORD, often RICHARD SAMFORD, or RICHARD SANDFORD, Boston 1640, laborer, whose wife Margary died that year, was administered of the church 30 January 1641, and a freeman 2 June following, had possibly sons John and Robert, and certainly daughter Mary, who married 25 October 1656, Edward Turner.

ROBERT SANFORD, often ROBERT SAMFORD, or ROBERT SANDFORD, Hartford 1645, died June 1676, leaving wife Ann Adams, daughter of Jeremy Adams, who died 1682. His children were, as in order named on the probate record Zachary; Elizabeth, born 19 February 1646, who married Joseph Collier; Ezekiel, 13 March 1648; Mary, wife of John Camp; Sarah; Robert; Hannah; and Abigail.

ROBERT SANFORD, often ROBERT SAMFORD, or ROBERT SANDFORD, Boston, brother of the third John Sanford, a freeman 1652, artillery company 1661, by wife Elizabeth, had John, who died 23 November 1654; Elizabeth, 5 December 1655; Bathshua, 6 January 1659; Sarah, 23 November 1661; Mary, 22 September 1664; Robert, 15 April 1667; Richard, 27 March 1670; and Thomas, 27 April 1673. At Scarborough, in 1663, may have been one of this name, unless erronously given in Genealogical Registrar V. 264, as may well be suspected from the many mistakes in that list.

ROBERT SANFORD, often ROBERT SAMFORD, or ROBERT SANDFORD, Hartford, probably youngest son of Robert Sanford of the same, had a family but details have not reached me.

SAMUEL SANFORD, often SAMUEL SAMFORD, or SAMUEL SANDFORD, Milford, son of Thomas Sanford, propounded for a freeman 1669, died 1691, leaving widow Hannah, and children Hannah, aged 16; Samuel, 12; Sarah, 9; Mary, and Thomas, 4; as on the inventory returned 18 December.

SAMUEL SANFORD, often SAMUEL SAMFORD, or SAMUEL SANDFORD, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, probably son of John Sanford of the same, married October 1662, Sarah, widow of William Waddel, had Elizabeth, born 3 October 1663; John; Jane, 1668, Bridget, 27 June 1671; and Mary, 27 April 1674.

THOMAS SANFORD, often THOMAS SAMFORD, or THOMAS SANDFORD, Dorchester 1634, a freeman 9 March 1637, after few years removed probably to Milford about 1639, was a householder 1646, there, and a freeman before 1669; by wife Sarah he had, before removing from Massachusetts, Ezekiel, and Sarah, and at Milford had Samuel, born April 1643; Thomas, December 1644; Ephraim, 1646; and Elizabeth, 1648; besides Mary, baptized February 1642, who probably did not live to be named as all the others were, in his will. His wife died 14 May 1681, and he died in September or October following. His daughter Sarah married 14 August 1656, Richard Shute; and Elizabeth married 28 October 1669, Obadiah Allyn of Middletown.

THOMAS SANFORD, often THOMAS SAMFORD, or THOMAS SANDFORD, New Haven, perhaps son of the preceding, married 11 October 1666, Elizabeth Paine, perhaps daughter of John Paine, had Samuel, born 13 September 1668; Elizabeth, September 1671; Thomas, 13 October 1673, died soon; Ann, 19 February 1675; Thomas, again, 25 May 1677; William, 29 November 1679; Sarah, 26 November 1682; and, perhaps, more; was a freeman 1669, and a proprietor, continued 1685.

THOMAS SANFORD, often THOMAS SAMFORD, or THOMAS SANDFORD, Scarborough 1663, subject to the same suspicion as attached to the name of Robert there.

ZACHARY SANFORD, often ZACHARY SAMFORD, or ZACHARY SANDFORD, Saybrook 1651, was, perhaps, first at Hartford, married a daughter of John Rockwell of Windsor, had Zachary, born 1653, died young; Hannah, 1656; Ruth, 1659; Ezekiel, 1663, Deborah, January 1666; Sarah and Rebecca, twins November 1668; was a freeman 1658, Representative 1657 and 8, and died 23 December 1668. His widow was inhabitant there 1672; daughter Hannah married 16 January 1680, Abraham Chalker; and Ruth married 17 April 1684, Samuel Bushnell.

ZACHARY SANFORD, often ZACHARY SAMFORD, or ZACHARY SANDFORD, Hartford, son of Robert Sanford the first, a freeman 1669, married Sarah Willet, daughter of Nathaniel Willet, had Sarah, born 15 November 1681; Zachary, 26 April 1686; Ann and Rebecca, twins 27 August 1689; and Abigail, 11 October 1692. He kept that inn, where the Courts sat, and died early in 1714, leaving only children Sarah and Abigail. This name is spelled with much variation in early days the first syllable was Samp, and after d was the end of that syllable. Farmer found at the New England colleges sixteen graduates in 1828, half at Yale, three at Harvard.

JOHN SANGER, Watertown, son of Richard Sanger, blacksmith, married 1685, Rebecca Park, daughter of Thomas Park, had John, born 19 December 1685; Rebecca, 7 March 1689; Mary, 1 March 1694; David, 21 March 1697; Isaac, 9 November 1699; and Elizabeth, 21 June 1703; and he died January 1705.

NATHANIEL SANGER, Sherborn, brother of the preceding, blacksmith, married Mary Cutter, daughter of Richard Cutter of Cambridge, had Mehitable, born 1680, at Sherborn says Barry, but at Roxbury had Mary, 30 January 1682; a son 9 December 1684, died soon; Nathaniel, December 1685; and Jane, 14 May 1688; removed to Woodstock, a new plantation there, died about 1735, leaving widow Ruth, and children besides those mentioned before. Says Barry, David, Elizabeth, Jonathan, and Eleazer.

RICHARD SANGER, Sudbury, said to have embarked at Southampton, April 1638, in the Confidence, of London, as servant of Edmund Goodenow of Dunhead, County Wilts, was a blacksmith, removed to Watertown, in the autumn of 1649, there, by wife Mary Reynolds, daughter of Robert Reynolds the first of Boston, had Mary, born 26 September 1650; Nathaniel, 14 February 1652; John, 6 September 1657; and by second wife Sarah, had Sarah, 19 January 1662, died soon; Sarah, again, 31 March; Richard, 22 February 1667; Elizabeth, 23 July 1668; and David, 21 December 1670, who died at 24 years probably unmarried; and died 20 August 1691. His daughter Mary married 20 September 1670, John Harris.

RICHARD SANGER, Sherborn, son of the preceding, blacksmith, married Elizabeth Morse, daughter of the second Daniel Morse, had Elizabeth, born 2 April 1693; Mary, 11 April 1695; Hannah, 7 February 1697; Esther, 20 October 1698; Deborah, 5 August 1701; Sarah, 10 February 1705; Richard, 4 November 1706; Abigail, 3 July 1709; and David, 22 February 1712; and died 1731.

ROBERT SANKEYS, Saco, came in the Increase from London, April 1635, aged 30, sent by Robert Cordell, a goldsmith of Lombard street, says the record at custom house, appears as a witness with Cleves and Tucker, to the important deed of 30 March preceding, from Richard Vines, agent of Sir Ferdinand Gorges, to Arthur Mackworth. Mr. Willis, in history of Portland, I. 32, recited the document makes it 1635, as "in the eleventh year of Charles," keeping in mind, that the tenth year of that reign ended 27 March 1635, of course three days later was within the eleventh. Now this witness was then in London, and so, I suppose, though dated in 1635, the indenture was not actually delivered for some months after possibibly eleventh may be error of the instrument for tweflth. But I leave the solution to the perspicacity of so good a judge. He was appointed by Gorges, in 1640, Provost Marshal, and sat in the first General Court of that Province, with other dignitaries, 25 June of that year Willis, I. 47. Of the doings of that Court I employed an amnanuensis to take large extract.

RICHARD SARSOM, Nantucket, a tailor, embarked at London, May 1635, in the Elizabeth and Ann, aged 28, married about 1658, Jane, wife of the second Thomas Mayhew, lost in his voyage to England 1657; had Samuel and Mehitable.

EDWARD SARGENT, EDWARD SEARGEANT, EDWARD SERGEANT, EDWARD SERGENT, or EDWARD SERJENT, Nebury, by wife Elizabeth, had Edward, and Elizabeth, born 2 December 1684; Nathaniel, 16 January 1687, all at Saco; Elizabeth again, 3 October 1689, at Portsmouth; Elisha, 24 October 1695; Rachel, 10 October 1698; Ichabod, 5 August 1701; and Abigail, 26 June 1704; as Coffin distributed them.

EPES SARGENT, EPES SEARGEANT, EPES SERGEANT, EPES SERGENT, or EPES SERJENT, Gloucester, son of the second William Sargent of the same, married 1 April 1721, Esther Macarty, had Epes, born 1721; Esther, 1722; Ignatius, 1724; James, 1726, died next year; Winthrop, 1728; Sarah, 1729; Daniel, 1731; William, 1734; and Benjamin, 1736. He took second wife 10 August 1744, widow Catharine Brown of Salem, had Paul, Dudley, and John; was Representative 1740; removed to Salem, and died 6 December 1762.

JOHN SARGENT, JOHN SEARGEANT, JOHN SERGEANT, JOHN SERGENT, or JOHN SERJENT, Barnstable, son of William Sargent of the same, married 19 March 1663, Deborah Hillier, daughter of Hugh Hillier; had Joseph, born 18 April 1663; John, 16 February 1665; Mary; Jabez, April 1669; removed about that time to Malden, and was selectman six years. His wife died 20 April 1669, and he married 3 September following Mary Bense, unless this name be wrong, who had no children, and died February 1671. By third wife Lydia Chipman, daughter of Elder John Chipman, he had Hannah, December 1675; Jonathan, 17 April 1677; William, 20 November 1680; Ruth, 26 October 1686; Samuel, 15 September 1688; Ebenezer, 25 September 1690; Mehitable, 5 September 1696; besides Lydia, Deborah, Hope, and Sarah, whose dates are not seen. He died 9 September 1716, nearly 77 years old; and his widow died 2 March 1730. All the fifteen children are mentioned in his will of 20 May 1708.

JOHN SARGENT, JOHN SEARGEANT, JOHN SERGEANT, JOHN SERGENT, or JOHN SERJENT, Gloucester, eldest son of the first William Sargent of the same, married 24 December 1679, Hannah Howard, had Hannah, born 30 March 1681; John, 1683; Thomas, 1685; Andrew, 1691, Joseph, 1702; and another son and six more daughters.

JOHN SARGENT, JOHN SEARGEANT, JOHN SERGEANT, JOHN SERGENT, or JOHN SERJENT, Saco, was Lieutenant 1680, and at General Court held President Danforth, 1684, was Representative.

JONATHAN SARGENT, JONATHAN SEARGEANT, JONATHAN SERGEANT, JONATHAN SERGENT, or JONATHAN SERJENT, Branford 1646, had taken oath of fidelity 1644, at New Haven, where he had also four children baptized at once, 10 August 1651, named Jonathan, Hannah, Thomas, and John, most, perhaps all, able to walk to New Hampshire I suppose, some it may be adults. He died 12 December following, and his widow died in seven days, and in few years the family was extinct in Connecticut. By John's death about 1675, at Guilford, without issue, as did Thomas, at Branford, 1700, and Jonathan, with his sister who had married Benjamin Baldwin, having removed to Newark, New Jersey at the great migration. Of this family was the celebrated missionary to the Stockbridge Indians.

JOSEPH SARGENT, JOSEPH SEARGEANT, JOSEPH SERGEANT, JOSEPH SERGENT, or JOSEPH SERJENT, Gloucester, youngest son of the first William Sargent of the same, married 1712, Martha Baker of Topsfield, had Joseph, born 16 May 1713, and she died few days after. He married 16 September 1717, Hannah Haraden, and died about 1750.

NATHANIEL SARGENT, NATHANIEL SEARGEANT, NATHANIEL SERGEANT, NATHANIEL SERGENT, or NATHANIEL SERJENT, Gloucester, sixth son of the first William Sargent of the same, married 24 January 1695, Sarah Harvey, who died 5 February 1706; and next married 26 March 1710, Mary Stevens, had five sons and seven daughters, but in Babson no names are mentioned except of Nathaniel, born 1702, and Daniel, 1714; and he died 12 December 1732.

PETER SARGENT, PETER SEARGEANT, PETER SERGEANT, PETER SERGENT, or PETER SERJENT, Boston, merchant, came, 1667, from London, was a strenuous opponent of Andros, and chosen on his overthrow, to be one of the committee of safety, a freeman 1690, was named of the council in the new Charter. His wife whose name I hear not, died 10 November 1700, and he married 9 October following Mary Spencer, the widow of Sir William Phips, who first was widow of John Hall, and daughter of Captain Roger Spencer. Next, he married 19 December 1706, Mehitable Minot, widow of Thomas Cooper, daughter of James Minot, and died 8, was buried 13 February 1714. His will, of 17 January preceding, mentioned deceased brothers Joseph and Henry, two surviving sister besides nephews and nieces of deceased brothers and sister, but no children, nor do I find that he ever had one. His widow married 12 May 1715, Simeon Stoddard.

SAMUEL SARGENT, SAMUEL SEARGEANT, SAMUEL SERGEANT, SAMUEL SERGENT, or SAMUEL SERJENT, Gloucester, brother of Joseph Sargent, married 24 May 1689, Mary Norwood, daughter of Francis Norwood, had Samuel, born 1690; William, 1692; four daughters and four more sons of whom Solomon, the youngest was born 1708. The father was living 1746, but time of his death is unknown.

STEPHEN SARGENT, STEPHEN SEARGEANT, STEPHEN SERGEANT, STEPHEN SERGENT, or STEPHEN SERJENT, Boston, by wife Dorothy, had Elizabeth, born 12 April 1670; Margaret, 10 March 1675; and Mary, 5 July 1677.

THOMAS SARGENT, THOMAS SEARGEANT, THOMAS SERGEANT, THOMAS SERGENT, or THOMAS SERJENT, Branford 1667.

THOMAS SARGENT, THOMAS SEARGEANT, THOMAS SERGEANT, THOMAS SERGENT, or THOMAS SERJENT, Amesbury, probably son of William Sargent of the same, married 2 March or by another story, 2 April 1668, Rachel Barnes, daughter of William Barnes, had several children as a careful handwriter in Genealogical Registrar X. 184, whose pen gives no names but Thomas, born 15 November 1676; but this son perpetuated the successor. He was a freeman 1690.

WILLIAM SARGENT, WILLIAM SEARGEANT, WILLIAM SERGEANT, WILLIAM SERGENT, or WILLIAM SERJENT, Ipswich, one of the first settlers March 1633, when John Winthrop, junior planted there, and shortly after joined to settle Newbury, and with Reverend Stephen Bachilor, began Hampton plantation 1638, loving the pioneer's life so much, Coffin says, as to help build Amesbury, and there he found his final rest, about 1673, aged 75. His wife was Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of John Perkins, and children Thomas, born 11 June 1643; William, 2 January 1646; Mary; Elizabeth, 22 November 1648; and Sarah, 29 February 1652. His will, of 1671, names wife and children Thomas, William, Mary, wife of Philip Challis, and her children William, Elizabeth, Mary, Philip, and Watson, besides his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Colby, and her children Dorothy and Elizabeth, and his brother-in-law Thomas Bradbury, who had married the sister of his wife.

WILLIAM SARGENT, WILLIAM SEARGEANT, WILLIAM SERGEANT, WILLIAM SERGENT, or WILLIAM SERJENT, Charlestown 1638, administered to the church 10 March 1639, as was, on the next Sunday, his wife Sarah, may be the freeman of 22 May following. Had John, baptized 8 December 1639; Ruth, born 25 October 1642; Samuel, 3 March 1645; and, perhaps, others. Farmer thought him the preacher at Malden 1648-50, of who slight mention is seen in Jonson's W.W. Providences, Book III. cap. 7; yet as the minister is not named by Mather, he might be supposed to have gone home, but he was never ordained acting only as lay preacher. This William had long puzzled me much, but my final inferrence was that he removed to Barnstable, where he succeeded famous John Lothrop in the pulpit, and where a will of one William Sargent, 9 March 1680, names wife Sarah, sons John and Samuel, daughters Ruth Bourne (who had been widow of Jonathan Winslow of Marshfield, married Richard Bourne of Sandwich, July 1677, and had third husband John Chipman of the same town), and Hannah Felch, besides grandson Samuel Bill, whose mother Elizabeth had been widow Nichols, when she married 14 June 1653, Thomas Bill; but his daughter Elizabeth must have been born in England and she died 5 March 1658. Abundant proof of all this is obtained by the diligence of Aaron Sargent of the eighth generation with success admirably exhibited in the family Genealogy printed 1858. Hannah married Henry Felch of Reading.

WILLIAM SARGENT, WILLIAM SEARGEANT, WILLIAM SERGEANT, WILLIAM SERGENT, or WILLIAM SERJENT, Gloucester, had grant of land 1649, married 10 September 1651, Abigail Clark, daughter of Edmund Clark, had John, born 1653; Andrew, 1655; William, 16 August 1658; Samuel, 22 March 1662; Nathaniel, 30 October 1663, died soon; Abigail, 8 May 1660; Nathaniel, again, 1671; Joseph, 27 March 1675; and Mary, 24 November 1678, was Representative 1671; and 1, and his wife died 8 March 1711, aged 79. He died 19 February 1717, aged 92. Abigail married 15 June 1682, the second William Stevenson

WILLIAM SARGENT, WILLIAM SEARGEANT, WILLIAM SERGEANT, WILLIAM SERGENT, or WILLIAM SERJENT, Amesbury, son of William Sargent of the same, took oath of fidelity 20 December 1677, married 23 September 1668, of Anthony Colby, had William, and, probably several more children.

WILLIAM SARGENT, WILLIAM SEARGEANT, WILLIAM SERGEANT, WILLIAM SERGENT, or WILLIAM SERJENT, Gloucester, called second to distinguish him from the other, was born in Bristol, England, married 21 June 1678, Mary Duncah, daughter of Peter Duncan, had FitzWilliam, born 6 January 1680; and Mary, 19 December 1681; Andrew, 1683; Daniel, 1686; Jordan, 1688; Epes, 1690, the ancestry of most of the distinguished men of this name; Ann, 1692; Samuel, 1694, died young; FitzJohn, 1696, died soon; one, with an out of the way name, 1699, died the same year; Jabez, 1700, died the same year; FitzWilliam, 1701; and Winthrop, 1704;

WILLIAM SARGENT, WILLIAM SEARGEANT, WILLIAM SERGEANT, WILLIAM SERGENT, or WILLIAM SERJENT, Gloucester, son of the first William Sargent of the same, married 26 October 1681, Naomi Stanwood, perhaps daughter of Philip Stanwood, who died 13 March 1702, and he married 14 September 1703, Hannah Short, perhaps daughter of the second Henry Short; and by the two wives, he had eleven children, but Babson mentioned no names, and thinks he removed before 1721. Gladly would I learn, who was father of that Nathaniel Sargent, graduate at Harvard 1707, by the catalogue marked as died 1762, for to him Stephen Glover of Gloucester gave all his property, required that he should be "bred up to learn." Of this name eighteen had been, in 1843, graduates at Harvard, nine at Dartmouth, and two at Yale.

BENEDICT SATTERLY, or BENEDICT SHATTERLY, New London, there lived but few years, died about 1689; leaving perhaps, a son and two daughters Sarah, who married Joseph Wickham of Killingworth; and Rebecca, married Joseph Swasey of Long Island

CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS, sometimes CHRISTOPHER SANDERS, Windsor 1671, came short time before as seems probable, had Daniel, who died 22 December 1675, at 11 days old; Susanna, born 20 November 1676; Daniel, again 27 October 1678; and Elizabeth, 30 April 1681; and it may be he was unsuccessful in trade, and removed to Rehoboth, for one of this name was there 1690.

DANIEL SAUNDERS, sometimes DANIEL SANDERS, Cambridge, died 27 February 1640, and no more is known of him.

EDWARD SAUNDERS, sometimes EDWARD SANDERS, Portsmouth 1639, may be the man punished at Watertown, 1654, for abuse of Ruth Parsons. See Colony record III. 364.

GEORGE SAUNDERS, sometimes GEORGE SANDERS, Windsor, brother of Christopher Saunders, propounded for a freeman 1667, when he was Ensign at Killingworth, married before 1675, Mary Saxton, daughter of George Saxton, had George, perhaps by former wife, old enough at least to be taxed with his father 1675; and died 16 November 1690, leaving Mary, then 13 years old, and Abiah, about 6.

GEORGE SAUNDERS, sometimes GEORGE SANDERS, Windsor, brother of Christopher Saunders, according to Stiles, 770, removed to Simsbury, married 17 December 1691, Abigail Bissell, perhaps daughter of Nathaniel Bissell, who Stiles prints Russell, had, he says, Hannah, born 23 May previous, and he died 5 December 1697. Very much confusion about this name exists, and it may not be wholly dissipation by reducing two Georges to one.

JAMES SAUNDERS, sometimes JAMES SANDERS, Haverhill, took the oath of allegiance 1677.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, Weymouth 1622, sent by Weston as Governor or overseer of his plantation. Gave up next year the undertaking and probably went home.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, probably at Ipswich 1635, a freeman 25 May 1636, was permitted with Samuel Dudley and others, to found Colchester, soon called Salisbury, perhaps was father of that Sarah, who married 3 April 1641, Robert Pike of son.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS of Newbury several years later, might be thought her father, and even it might seem that these two were only one man. But he of Salisbury had wife Esther Rolfe, daughter of John Rolfe, and by her had Esther, born 5 September 1639; John, 1 July 1641, who died in few weeks; Ruth, 16 December 1642; and John, again, 10 December 1644; and he went home, owned an estate in Wiltshire leaving his brother-in-law Richard Dole of Newbury, his attorney. To prevent confusion of the two Johns, we may further note, that one of the name came in the Confidence of London, aged 25, husbandman of Longford, also in County Wilts, with wife Sarah, embarked at Southampton 24 April 1638; and if we accept him as the John to whom (with wife Sarah) Coffin gives children Sarah, born 20 August 1647; Mary, 12 June 1649; Abigail, 12 April 1651, Joseph, 1653, died soon; and Elizabeth, 26 January 1655; we may feel sure that Pike's wife was not his daughter. It may indeed seem that she might have been sister of either of the two.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, Salem 1637, member of the church, had married a daughter of the first Joseph Grafton, in his will of 28 October 1642, probated December 1643, mentioned son John, and father Grafton Saunders.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, Wells 1645, had been of Hampton before 1643, was a freeman 1653, Lieutenant 1658, and of that grand jury 1660, then called senior. His will, of 13 June 1670, probated 3 August following, names wife Ann and son Thomas, to whom the homestead was given to son John, a thousand acres 8 or 9 miles "above Cape Porpus river falls." which means, I judge, the Saco river, and to all the residual of his children equal share. The whole estate was £139.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, Braintree, perhaps son of Martin Saunders, born in England, married 9 October or 8 November 1650, Mary Munjoy, sister of George Munjoy the first, had Mary, born 12 December 1653; John, 23 November 1657, died in few days; Judith, 28 February 1663, died very soon; Rachel, 4 February died in few days; Judith, again, 23 January 1665, died very soon; and John, 1 September 1669.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, Salem, married 5 November 1661, Hannah Pickman, probably daughter of Nathaniel Pickman, had Hannah, born 15 March 1663, who died at 9 years; John, 22 October 1665; James, 23 September 1667; Nathaniel, 2 July 1670; Joseph, 21 August 1673, died next year; and Elizabeth, 28 August 1678.

JOHN SAUNDERS, sometimes JOHN SANDERS, perhaps of Salem, and possibly son of John Saunders of the same, married 14 September 1688; Return Shattuck, daughter of Samuel Shattuck, who recorded that name on accommodation of happy coming from England of her father in 1662, before her birth with royal rescript for lenity to the Quakers.

JOSEPH SAUNDERS, sometimes JOSEPH SANDERS, Dover 1656, was killed by the Indians in the night between 27 and 28 June 1689 at the same time, says Mr. Quint, when Waldron's garrison house was destroyed.

MARTIN SAUNDERS, sometimes MARTIN SANDERS, Boston, currier, came in the Planter from London, in the spring of 1635, aged 40, with wife Rachel, 40, and children Leah, 10; Judith, 8; and Martin, 4; besides Mary, probably older than either. Here his wife joined our church 8 November of that year but as they lived at the Braintree plantation he was one of the founders of that church; kept the inn in 1639, was administered a freeman 13 March 1640. His daughter Judith died 7 July 1651, and his wife died 15 September following. For second wife he took, 23 May 1654, Elizabeth Bancroft, widow of Roger, and died 4 August 1658, having made his will 5 July preceding. His widow married Deacon John Bridge of Cambridge, and had fourth husband Edward Taylor; daughter Mary married before 1641, Francis Eliot; Leah, married perhaps, Robert Parmenter; and another daughter Rachel, is also given to Parmenter.

MARTIN SAUNDERS, sometimes MARTIN SANDERS, Braintree, son of the preceding, brought from England by his father, was a freeman 1621, and married 1 April of the same year Lydia Hardier, daughter of Richard Hardier; had Joseph, who died 17 May 1667; Joseph, again, born 3 October 1657; Elizabeth, 2 October 1663; Jonathan, 3 November 1672, baptized 5 January following died soon; and Lydia, born 17 February 1675, died at 2 years; and he died 4 September 1706, aged 78. Elizabeth married 3 November 1680, Solomon Veazie.

ROBERT SAUNDERS, sometimes ROBERT SANDERS, Cambridge 1636, artillery company 1638, a freeman 23 May 1639, removed it is thought to Boston soon, and after to Dorchester, where, in 1680, he was a poor man.

TOBIAS SAUNDERS, sometimes TOBIAS SANDERS, Taunton 1643, removed to Newport, there was one of the freeman In 1655, and of Stonington 1669, yet on the Rhode Island side of the river now Westerly, and had to sustain many years the claim against Connecticut usurpation. His wife was Mary Clark, daughter of the first Joseph Clark of Newport.

WILLIAM SAUNDERS, sometimes WILLIAM SANDERS, Hampton, a carpenter, had been in this country 2 or 3 years before he went to plantation there, September 1638, with Reverend Stephen Bachiler and others. Of this name, often spelled without u, Farmer says, eight had, in 1829, been graduates at New England colleges of whom six were of Harvard.

BENJAMIN SAUNDERS, Watertown, son of Robert Saunders, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 29 November 1677; and Bond tells no more.

EDWARD SAUNDERS, Watertown, married 15 October 1645, Mary Eggleston, by Bond thought to be eldest daughter of Bigod, but he was not (for that daughter was only 4 years old), and probably was his sister, had Jonathan, born 15 September 1646; and Esther, called strangely a young person, when baptized 20 March 1687, Bond construed the phrase to mean only unmarried. But he may have had other children before or after removing to Cambridge, and perhaps, went home. In the vicinity of Watertown numerous descendants are found.

JONATHAN SAUNDERS, Watertown, son of Edward Saunders, perhaps the only one, married 24 October 1669, Abia Bartlett, youngest daughter of Thomas Bartlett of Watertown, had Abia and Jonathan, twins born 28 October 1673; Thomas, 10 March 1675; John, 25 March 1677; Benjamin, 28 May 1679; Samuel, 28 May 1681; Edward 3 March 1684; and Hannah, 31 May, baptized at Watertown 14 July 1689; was constable 1695, selectman, and Deacon many years. His wife died 13 September 1723, and he died 3 September 1735.

JOSEPH SAUNDERS, Boston, son perhaps, of Robert Saunders the first, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 6 July 1666.

JOSEPH SAUNDERS, Groton, son of William Saunders, married 30 July 1714, Sarah Page, daughter of Samuel Page of Concord, had David, born 5 September 1715; Sarah, 19 January 1717; William, 17 July 1718; Hannah, 5 April 1720; Joseph, 17 March 1722, died soon; Susanna, 18 May 1723; Gideon, 19 February 1725; Joseph, again, 5 March 1727; Sarah, again, 15 October 1729; and John, 13 December 1731.

ROBERT SAUNDERS, Hampton 1638, a freeman 7 September 1639, by wife Lydia, had Mary, baptized 27 October 1639; removed to Watertown 1642, probably after marrying Mary, widow of John Cross of Hampton, and had Joseph, born 1 January 1643; Benjamin, baptized 29 July 1649; Sarah, 19 January 1651; Robert, perhaps 3 October 1652; and John, who died 17 September 1658; removed next year to Boston, and was partner in gainful business, with John Hull, the night master. He had, also, eldest child by first wife, perhaps born in England, Lydia, who was married (by Governor Bellingham), 13 December 1654, to Thomas Jones; but as no more is told of either of the young couple, I conjecture they went to England. He had second wife Elizabeth, was Deacon and died 7 October 1693, not 6, as Farmer gave it. By his will, of 18 July, probated 20 October, his wife was made executrix, and in her will of 15 September 1694, probayrf 21 November 1695, is evident proof, that children and grandchildren named in the will of her husband were not his, but hers. No blood relative of his, except brother Edward Saunders, and son Robert Saunders can with confidence be found in his own will.

ROBERT SAUNDERS, Cambridge, son of the preceding, by wife Elizabeth, had Joseph, born 10 October 1684; and he took second wife in Boston, 21 December 1693, Sarah Crow.

WILLIAM SAUNDERS, Watertown, perhaps son of the first Robert Saunders, says Bond, but probably was not, old enough to swear fidelity. By wife Sarah, married 18 December 1666, had John, born 13 October 1667; Sarah, 17 March 1669; William, 6 September 1670; Mary, 30 November 1671; Hannah, 3 May 1674, at Groton, where he was driven next year again to Watertown, and had Lydia, 21 April 1679; and Joseph, 28 August 1680.

WILLIAM SAUNDERS, Watertown, son of the preceding, married 14 May 1702, Abigail Traine, daughter of John Traine, who died soon; and he married (if Bond has right dates) 14 May 1704, Ann Shattuck, daughter of Philip Shattuck, had Lydia, born 17 December following; William, 10 April 1706; and removed to Sudbury, there had Amos; Isaac; and, Barry says, others. This name is sometimes abbreviated of its last syllable and often is without u.

EBENEZER SAVAGE, Boston, son of the first Thomas Savage, was of artillery company 1682, married Martha Allen, daughter of Captain Bozoan Allen, had Mary, born 15, baptized 19 August 1683, and he died next year.

EDWARD SAVAGE, Dorchester, if it be truly given 1664, as signing the petition to the General Court in vindication of our liberties. See History of Dorchester 200. But I doubt the name is wrong, and the writer in Genealogical Registrar V. 395, gives the same list, in which this is November 40, when he after published accommodation of all the subscribers to that document on page 465, omits him. Of such a man in other connection nothing is known and the same history 38, gathered 134 first settlers of the town, includes but one Edward, and his surname was Raymond.

EPHRAIM SAVAGE, Boston, son of the first Thomas Savage, by wife Mary Quincy, eldest daughter of the second Edmund Quincy of Braintree, had Mary, born 19 November 1671, died soon; Mary, again, 8, baptized 13 April 1673; John Savage, 30 November baptized 6 December 1674, Harvard College 1694; and Hannah, 7, baptized 13 August 1676, who died early. By second wife married 26 February 1678, Sarah Hough, daughter of Reverend Samuel Hough of Reading, had Sarah, born 27 October following. As by records of Boston and Roxbury both; Mary, 10 November 1680; Richard, 15 baptized 17 September 1682; Elizabeth, 8, baptized 11 January 1685; and Hannah, again, 17 January 1687, when the mother died. For third wife Elizabeth Norton, widow of Timothy Symmes, daughter of Captain Francis Norton of Charlestown, the ceremomy of marriage 12 April 1688, was performed by Reverend Charles Morton, being, one of the earliest instances of clerical not civil officiated, but this was during the period of Andros's usurpation. She died 13 April 1710, and for fourth wife he married 8 January 1713, Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Abraham Brown of Boston, widow of Peter Butler of the same; but had no issue by the two later wives, and all the children by the first wife died young; but of the second wife three daughters were married and lived long. He was a freeman 1672, artillery company 1674, its Captain 1683, and was many years town clerk. And in that period the records were carefully kept, except when he was engaged with his father in Philip's war, and served in the unhappy expedition of Sir William Phips, 1690, then having command of one of the fleet, was Representative 1703 and six years more, and took the head of a Company of the force drafters and sent on service to Nova Scotia in the abortive campaign, 1707. He died 1731, his will of 3 December 1730, probated 22 March following, gives to widow Elizabeth and to each of her three children a gold ring, besides remembering his daughters Sarah, wife of Joshua Wells, Mary, wife of Zechary Trescott, who had been wife of Bernard Jenkins, and Hannah, wife of Parmenter, who had been wife of John Butler, perhaps son of the wife of her father.

HABIJAH SAVAGE, Boston, eldest brother of the preceding, married 8 May 1661, Hannah Tyng, daughter of Captain Edward Tyng, had Joseph, born 15 August 1662, died soon; Thomas, 17 August 1664 (a freeman of 1690, who died 3 March 1721, and progenitor of the family In Charlestown, South Carolina); Hannah and Mary, twins 27 August 1667; was a freeman 1665, artillery company, Captain of a Company, but died on trade in Barbados, 1669. Male descent failed here, but his son both diffused the blood; Hannah, by marriage with Reverend Nathaniel Gookin of Cambridge, and Mary, by marriage with Reverend Thomas Weld of Dunstable.

HENRY SAVAGE, Haverhill 1644, may be the man who married Elizabeth Walford, daughter of Thomas Walford of Portsmouth.

JOHN SAVAGE, Middletown, a freeman 1654, married 10 February 1652, Elizabeth Dubbin, at Hartford, if we may rely on the delightful volume of "Hartford in the olden time;" to which objection is raised on reading the record in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 142, of marriage of the same wife on the same day to James Wakely. However the children given to him (whoever was his wife) are John, born 2 December 1652; Elizabeth, 3 June 1665; Sarah, 30 July 1657; Thomas, 10 September 1659, died soon; Hannah, 6 or 16 April 1661, died next month; Mary, 25 June 1663; Abigail, 10 July 1666; William, 26 April 1668; Nathaniel, 7 May 1671; Rachel, 15 April 1673; and Hannah, again, 16 July 1676; and he died 6 March 1685. His will, of 22 November preceding, names three sons and six daughters living, and his estate was good. Mary married 1 April 1686, as second wife John Whitmore; and Abigail married 14 April 1687, Edward Shepard.

JOHN SAVAGE, Rehoboth, married 16 May 1668, Sarah Bowen, perhaps daughter of Richard Bowen of the same, had Elizabeth, born 1673, died soon; Sarah, 10 March 1674; Elizabeth again, 11 January 1676; and Mary, 5 June 1678; and died 22 August of that year. His widow married 29 September 1681, Joseph Brooman, if Colony record gives the name right.

JOHN SAVAGE, Nantucket 1672, drawn thither by the generous offer for settlement as printed in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 311, had Susanna, born 23 March 1673; and John, 24 June 1674; but, perhaps, he removed and may have been of Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1689-1732.

JOHN SAVAGE, Middletown, eldest son of John Savage of the same, married 30 May 1682, Mary Ranney, daughter of Thomas Ranney of the same, had John, born 20 February 1683, died in few days; Thomas, 21 August 1684; John, again, 30 January 1686, died in few months; John, again, 7 August 1688; Mary, 11 February 1691; William, late in July 1693; Elizabeth, 1696; Abigail, December 1698, died at 3 months; Sarah, late in September 1700; Rachel, 15 January 1704; and Mercy, or this may be Mary, again, 10 April 1706; as a Captain, and died 31 October 1726. His widow died 19 August 1734.

NATHANIEL SAVAGE, Middletown, youngest son of the first John Savage of the same, married 3 November 1696, Esther Ranney, daughter of Thomas Ranney, had Esther; Nathaniel, who died soon; Abigail; Susanna; Mary; Elizabeth; John; and Nathaniel, again; and died 4 January 1735. His widow died 1 April 1750, aged 76.

PEREZ SAVAGE, Boston, son of the first Thomas Savage, Ensign of Moseley's Company "a noble, heroic youth," as the great Indians warrior, Captain Church marks him, badly wounded at Swansey in the first week of Philip's war, 29 June 1675, and again wounded in the hard swamp fight, 19 December following where the concentration power of the enemy was broken when he was Lieutenant of the same corps. He was never married and might have been omitted in this place, but for the events of his life, and chiefly the curious incident grows out of his wills. Before going to London, from which he carried on trade to Spain, he made will, 8 September 1690, named brothers Thomas (made executor), Ephraim, and Benjamin, with sister Hannah Sylvester, Mary Thacher, Dyonisia Ravenscroft, and Sarah Higginson, gives to each £10, to Thomas, widow sister Thacher's son who accompied him in his voyages, £50, and residence of his property to oldest surviving brother Thomas. This was probated 18 April 1695, after his death at Mequinez, in Barbary, had been ascertained. See volume XIII of probate records. Contributed to redeem from the Turks him and his nephew Thacher, as well as many others, had in former rrs. been made, as for more, in later years by general concert of town and country churches and for young Thacher they were not too late. But in, the Prerogatative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at London, 11 May 1702, was brought in a later will of 24 May 1694, by the same testament "made in my sick bed" at Mequinez, whereby (after small money presents to Robert Carver, or Carew, and four others, probably is companion in the sad slavery, to who one of the two witnesses was the same Carver), all his property in hands of Richard Hill of Cadiz, merchant or in London, or in New England is bequeathed to the nephew then under 21 years old, his companion, I suppose, in that Algerine misery. This instrumemt may be read in volume XVII. together with revocation by our Judge Addington, 10 November 1708, of the former administration grant by Judge Stoughton, when about had been the Reg. But in volume XVIII subsequently proceeded moving in the Court of Arches, before Sir Charles Hedges, by Elizabeth, widow of Thomas, executor of the Boston will, who was aunt of the devisee in the Barbary will, show a reversal of the former decree in support of the Mequinez will, and set up the right of the appellant under the Boston will, perhaps with concurrence of Thacher. All may read the curious law Latin abbreviated. Mr. Justice Story, of the U.S. Supreme Court once asked me, if the form England proceedings in litigation testamentory cases were to be seen in our country, and the year after his death I could have answered his desire.

THOMAS SAVAGE, Boston, merchant son of William Savage of Taunton, County Somerset, blacksmith, where the name prevails in the parish register for the whole reign of Elizabeth, had been apprentice at Merchant Tailors, London, as the Company record prove, in the 18th year of James, 9 January 1621, came in the Planter from London, April 1635, aged 27, was administered of the church January, and a freeman 25 May following, artillery company 1637. He married about 1637, Faith Hutchinson, daughter of William Hutchinson, and for receiving the revelation of her mother or entertained the opinion of Reverend John Wheelwright, he was disarmed November of that year, and driven to unite with Governor Coddington and others in purchase of Rhode Island where in 1638 he settled but for short time. Returning to Boston, he had Habijah Savage, before mentioned, born 1, baptized 12 August 1638, Harvard College 1659; Thomas, baptized 17 May 1640, thought by stupid town record copy (original long lost,) not born before 28 of that month; Hannah, 28 June, baptized 2 July 1643; Ephraim Savage, baptized 27, about six days old, says church record (when the copy of town record makes him born 2 July) 1645, Harvard College 1662; Mary, baptized 6 June 1647; Dyonisia, 30 December 1649, one day old, the two last not on town book; Perez, born 17, bapt 22 February 1652, idly called a daughter on record of the church. The mother died 20 February the same week, and he married 15 September following Mary Symmes, daughter of Reverend Zechariah Symmes of Charlestown, had eleven more children: Sarah, born 25, baptized 26 June following; Richard, baptized 27 August 1654, not found among the births yet recorded as died 22 September of next year on town list; Samuel, born 16, baptized 25 November 1656, died August following; Samuel, again, 22 August 1657, died very soon; Zechariah, baptized 4 July 1658, not found on town's list; Ebenezer, 22, baptized 27 May 1660; John, 15, baptized 18 August 1661; Benjamin, baptized 12 October 1662, but not found on town's list; Arthur, 26, baptized 28 February 1664; Elizabeth, born 8 November 1667, died very soon; and Elizabeth again, 24, baptized 28 February 1669; and I believe, no descendants has equally that number of children. He was Captain of artillery company 1651, and some later years Representative 1654, and several years more for Boston, besides various years for Hingham and Andover, speaker, 1659, 60, 71, 7, and 8, had children. Commander of the forces in Philip's war at its opening, and served with reputation East and West, chosen Assistant 1680, to his death 14 February 1682. His will, of 28 June 1675, the day of marching to Philip's war, was so well arranged that in the residence of his life no change was suggested and it was probated 9 March 1682. The sermon on his death by Williard, of Old South church was printed and a copy was held by John Farmer of Concord, until he preferred with his usual liberality, to bestow it on me. His widow married Anthony Stoddard; and four of the daughters (three by the first wife) were married. The eldest, Hannah, 21 October 1660, to Benjamin Gillam, and next, to Giles Sylvester; Mary, to Thomas Thacher, son of the Reverend Thomas Thacher, first minister of the Old South or 3rd child in the formation of Weymouth, and bringing the pastor from Weymouth to Boston. Her father was much engaged and she, as his widow outlived him more than forty-four years, Died 22 July 1730; Dyonisia married Samuel Ravenscroft, and Sarah married 9 October 1672, John Higginson of Salem.

THOMAS SAVAGE, Boston, son of the preceding, married about 1664, Elizabeth Scottow, daughter of Joshua Scottow, had Thomas, born 20 July 1665, died soon; Thomas, again, 2 August 1668, baptized 19 June 1670; Scottow, 4, baptized 12 February 1671; Habijah, 10, baptized 13 September 1674; Elizabeth, 4, baptized 5 August 1677; Arthur, 29 March baptized 4 April 1680; Faith, 11, baptized 13 August 1682, died soon; Faith, again, 3, baptized 7 October 1683; and Lydia, 6, baptized 12 September 1686; was of artillery company 1665, served short time in Philip's war, was a freeman 1690, in which year headed one of the three regiments for the wild expedition of Sir William Phips against Quebec, and was the first field officer that landed. Of that brief and blasted campaign, sufficient account may be read in a letter from him to his brother Perez in London, that was by his majesty's officer licensed and printed April 1691. See 2 Massachusetts history Collection III. 256. He died 2 July 1705, and his widow died 29 August 1715.

WILLIAM SAVAGE, Middletown, son of the first John Savage, by wife Christian, married 6 May 1696, had Sarah, and died 25 January 1727. Of this name, thirteen, all descendants of the first Thomas Savage, had been graduates at Harvard in 1854, and four at Yale.

BENJAMIN SAVIL, BENJAMIN SAVEL, BENJAMIN SAVILS, or BENJAMIN SAVALLS, Braintree, son of William Savil the first, had wife Lydia, and was living 13 December 1700, named in the will of his brother Samuel Savil.

EDWARD SAVIL, EDWARD SAVEL, EDWARD SAVILS, or EDWARD SAVALLS, Weymonth, had Obadiah, born 20 July 1640.

JOHN SAVIL, JOHN SAVEL, JOHN SAVILS, or JOHN SAVALLS, Braintree, son of William Savil the first, may have been at Woburn, when a freeman 1684. His will, of 8 November 1687, probated 2 February 1691, names wife Mehitable, son John, and Mehitable.

SAMUEL SAVIL, SAMUEL SAVEL, SAMUEL SAVILS, or SAMUEL SAVALLS, Woburn, perhaps brother of the preceding, a freeman 1684, yet it may be probable that neither was of Woburn but of Braintree. He married 10 April 1672, Hannah Adams, eldest daughter of the first Joseph Adams, had Hannah, born 13 July 1674; Abigail, 14 February 1678; William and Deborah, twins 19 February 1680, both probably died early; Bethia, 17 October 1681; besides eldest son Samuel, and later born John, Sarah, and Mary, named in his will of 13 December 1700, as well as their mother who was named executrix until Samuel attained full age. He died 14 December 1700.

WILLIAM SAVIL, WILLIAM SAVEL, WILLIAM SAVILS, or WILLIAM SAVALLS, Braintree 1640, by wife Hannah, had John, born 22 April 1642; Samuel, 30 October 1643; Benjamin, 28 October 1645; and William, 17 July 1652; besides daughters Hannah, 11 March 1648; and Sarah, 1 October 1654, but the last of each sex was by second wife married 9 August 1655, Sarah Gamitt, as the record has it, who by Mr. Vinton, 311, is read Jarmill, and in neither form is accessibe to any search of mine, yet in his will of 18 February 1669 made executrix. Vexation from contradictory record is frequent in these inquiries and much refinement will be needed to reconcile that married as printed in Genealogical Registrar XII. 347, with the births in same volume 110 and XI. 334, "evidently the second wife's children" says Vinton, 298. His widow married 5 September 1670, Thomas Faxon, and died 1697.

WILLIAM SAVIL, WILLIAM SAVEL, WILLIAM SAVILS, or WILLIAM SAVALLS, Braintree, son of the preceding, married 1 January 1680, Deborah Faxon, daughter of Thomas Faxon the second, and had second wife Experience Quincy, youngest daughter of the second Edmund Quincy, and died early in 1700. He served in brave Captain Johnson's Company December 1675, but Genealogical Registrar VIII. 242, makes him Stable. Only from his will of 31 January probated 7 March following in whose wife is made executrix until his eldest son William should be of age, do we learn names of other children Joseph, Benjamin, Deborah, and Judith; by which wife or when born respectively is unknown. Yet I venture to conjecture that the last named alone was by the Quincy wife who outlived him six or seven years. His brothers Samuel and Benjamin also are mentioned in that instrument.

ANTHONY SAVORY, ANTHONY SAVORIE, or ANTHONY SAVARY, Dartmouth 1686, then a townsman, may not be the one by Farmer said to come, 1640, from Slade, in Devonshire, with Thomas Savory. Yet no such place was found by me. But if Thomas be he so unfavorably mentioned in our Colony record I. 248, sub an. 1638 referred to the Court at Ipswich for one offence, and Ib. 297, sentenced to be whipped for another, 1640, and sold as a slave, our ignorance may not be lament.

ROBERT SAVORY, ROBERT SAVORIE, or ROBERT SAVARY, Newbury, married 8 December 1656, Mary, widow of William Mitchell, had Sarah, born 12 November following; William, 15 September 1659; Samuel, 18 March 1662; Richard, 20 January 1664; and Robert, 8 August 1666.

SAMUEL SAVORY, SAMUEL SAVORIE, or SAMUEL SAVARY, Plymouth, perhaps son of Thomas Savory of the same, was after at Rochester, there had Mary, born 3 January 1678; Judah, 10 January 1680; Susanna, 19 May 1690; and Samuel, 16 November 1695; perhaps more children.

THOMAS SAVORY, THOMAS SAVORIE, or THOMAS SAVARY, Plymouth, was in that service under Howland at Kennebeck, in April 1634, when one of his company was killed by Hocking, who was forthwith killed by the Plymouth men. See the evidence in Genealogical Registrar IX. 80, and full relations by the Governors Bradford of Plymouth and Winthrop of Massachusetts. He was, I suppose, of Plymouth in 1643, had Moses, born 22 January 1650, died soon; Samuel, 4 June 1651; Jonathan, or Thomas, 4 March 1653, Mary, 7 April 1654; and, perhaps, others. Either he or his son Thomas is remembered in the will of Timothy Hatherley, September 1664.

THOMAS SAVORY, THOMAS SAVORIE, or THOMAS SAVARY, a passenger in the Mary and John from London, with William Savory, perhaps his brother perhaps father, or having taken oath of supremacy and allegiance 24 March 1634, may have sat down first at Ipswich, but on our side of the sea was of narrower, perhaps, or wider faith than his fellows, and so driven to Newport 1639, perhaps next to Sandwich, unless the Plymouth man had right to that place.

THOMAS SAVORY, THOMAS SAVORIE, or THOMAS SAVARY, Scituate, son perhaps of Thomas Savory of Plymouth, was in the employment of Hatherley, and a dozen years after death of Hatherley was killed by the Indians 26 March 1676, as one of the Company of Captain Peirce. He was unmarried.

WILLIAM SAVORY, WILLIAM SAVORIE, or WILLIAM SAVARY, that fellow-passenger withThomas Savory from London, 1634, in the Mary and John, it is equally hard to follow any footstep.

JOHN SAWDY, Boston, cordwainer, by wife Ann, had Elizabeth, born 15 October 1654; Mary, 24 October 1656; John, 14 October 1658, died young; Joseph, 5 December 1660; Benjamin, 7 August 1663; John, again, April 1666.

JOHN SAWIN, Watertown 1641, son of Robert Sawin of Boxford, County Suffolk was probably brought from England by his mother Abigail, a widow, sold his estate at home in 1651, was a freeman 1652, married Abigail Munning, daughter of George Munning, had John, whose birth is not told; Munning 4 April 1655; and Thomas, 27 September 1657. He married second wife 16 February 1667, Judith Pierce, youngest child of Anthony Pierce, as Bond tells, 423; but my suspicion is very strong, that the marriage was with John Sawin, the son, for she was under 17 years at that time, and page 932, he gives countenance to that conjecture for he makes John junior having wife of that name. He was selectman 1664 and 72, and died 2 September 1690.

MUNNING SAWIN, Watertown, son of the preceding, married 15 or 18 December 1681, Sarah Stone, eldest daughter of Deacon John Stone, had Sarah, born 25 May 1684; Abigail, 27 November 1686; John, 13 August 1689; Joseph, 1 March 1692, died young; Mary, 14 February 1695; George, 2 April 1697; Samuel, 7 February 1700; Deborah, 5 September 1702; Elizabeth, 6 May 1705; Joseph, again, 27 November 1707; and Mercy, June 1710, wh died next year. He was many years town clerk, Treasurer and selectman, and died 8 November 1722.

THOMAS SAWIN, Sherborn, brother of the preceding, married 23 January 1685, Deborah Rice, daughter of Matthew Rice, had Ruth, born 24 July 1686; John, 26 June 1689; besides Deborah, 4 April 1696, and perhaps, others.

WILLIAM SAWKYN, came July 1635, a passenger aged 25, in the Defence from London; but no more is told of him.

SAWTELL, SARTELL, SATTELL. or SAUTELL, Watertown, son of Richard Sawtell of the same, a weaver, by wife Susanna Randall, daughter of John Randall, had Susanna, baptized 8 October 1687; Richard, 21 April 1689; Mary, who died 13 April 1696; Elizabeth, baptized 8 October 1699; and Mary, again, 6 October 1700.

HENRY SAWTELL, HENRY SARTELL, HENRY SATTELL. or HENRY SAUTELL, Newtown, Long Island 1669-86.

JONATHAN SAWTELL, JONATHAN SARTELL, JONATHAN SATTELL. or JONATHAN SAUTELL, Groton, brother of Enoch Sawtell, by wife Mary, married 3 July 1665, had Mary, born 16 October 1667; Elizabeth 3 February 1669; Hannah, 6 October 1670; Abigail, 5 March 1672; Sarah, 24 February 1674; Jonathan, 6 April 1676; and his wife died in few days after. He was administered a freeman 1672, and died 6 January 1691;

OBADIAH SAWTELL, OBADIAH SARTELL, OBADIAH SATTELL. or OBADIAH SAUTELL, Groton, eldest brother of the preceding, by wife Hannah Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence, had Abigail, born 13 March 1666; and probably Obadiah.

RICHARD SAWTELL, RICHARD SARTELL, RICHARD SATTELL. or RICHARD SAUTELL, Watertown 1636, had Elizabeth, born 1 May 1638, who probably died before her father; Jonathan, 24 August 1639; Mary, 19 November 1640.; Hannah, 10 December 1642; and Zechariah, 25 July 1645, unless the last figure be wrong; besides Enoch, John, Ruth, and Bethia; was one of the early proprietors of Groton, and town clerk there, perhaps driven back to Watertown by Indians, and there died 21 August 1694; in his will of 16 May 1692, names Elizabeth, who died 18 October after him, and children Obadiah, Enoch, Bethia, John, Hannah, who had married 13 July 1665, Increase Winn, and Ruth, who had married 9 March 1677, John Hewes, besides children of son Jonathan, of son Zechariah, and of daughter Mary Sterling.

THOMAS SAWTELL, THOMAS SARTELL, THOMAS SATTELL. or THOMAS SAUTELL, Boston, brother of the preceding, on administration of the church 17 April 1647, called "one of our teachers servants" a freeman 1649, when the word is by Shurtleff or Pulcifer in Colony record II. gives Sacetell, who must be an impossible name, but Sawtell by Paige; died unmarried 14 July 1651, or at least, made that day his nuncupative will, probated 18 November following.

ZECHARIAH SAWTELL, ZECHARIAH SARTELL, ZECHARIAH SATTELL. or ZECHARIAH SAUTELL Groton, son of Richard Sawtell, married at Boston, April 1668, Elizabeth Harris, perhaps daughter of Robert Harris, had Elizabeth, born December 1671; and by wife Mary, that died 2 December 1699, had Ann, 14 March 1674, as given by Butler, but by Bond one year earlier, and he also thinks a son Nathaniel. After the dispersment by the Indians wars, there may have been others. At Groton his family name has been largely diffused.

EZEKIEL SAWYER, a soldier of "the flower of Essex," killed by the Indians at Bloody brook, 18 September 1675.

JAMES SAWYER, Ipswich 1669, may have removed to Gloucester, and by wife Sarah Bray, daughter of Thomas Bray, had Nathaniel, born 1677; Abraham, 1680; Sarah, 1683; Isaac, 1684; Jacob, 1687; James, 1691; besides Thomas, John, and Mary, born earlier, as Babson thinks, as also, that he was son of William Sawyer of Newbury. He died 31 May 1703; but his widow lived long.

JAMES SAWYER, Lancaster, son of Thomas Sawyer, married 4 February 1678, Mary Marble.

JOHN SAWYER, Marshfield, married November 1666, Mercy Little, perhaps daughter of Thomas Little, who was buried 10 February 1693, had Ann, buried 1 September 1682; and he married 23 November 1694, Rebecca, widow of Josiah Snow, and died 28 April 1711.

JOHN SAWYER, Haverhill 1670, perhaps the son of William Sawyer, who married 18 February 1676, Sarah Poor, perhaps daughter of John Poor of Hampton, had Ruth, born September 1677; William, 29 April 1679; Sarah, 20 May 1681; John, 25 April 1683, died young; Jonathan, 4 March 1685; Daniel, 13 June 1687; John, again, 10 September 1688, died next year was, perhaps, a freeman of 1681, printed in Paige's list, Sanyde, and in Shurtleff's Colony record Sawyer. In the Paige catalogue he is called of Rowley, and there was taxed 1691, but he died 30 May 1689. Probably his estate had not been administered as all the children were too young.

JOSHUA SAWYER, Woburn, son of Thomas Sawyer of Lancaster, married 2 January 1678, Sarah Potter, had Abigail, born 17 May 1679; Joshua, 20 June 1684; Sarah, 4 July 1687; Hannah, 15 November 1689; Martha, 26 April 1692; and Elizabeth, 7 November 1698; was administered a freeman 1690.

RICHARD SAWYER, Hartford, in employment of John Cullick, there died unmarried 24 July 1648.

STEPHEN SAWYER, Newbury, son of William Sawyer, by wife Ann, had Ann, born 1 August 1687; Daniel, 28 January 1689; and Enoch, 22 June 1694.

THOMAS SAWYER, Lancaster 1647, one of the first six settlers had been, I think, of Rowley 1643, a freeman 1654, by wife Mary Prescott, daughter of John Prescott, had Thomas, born July 1649; Ephraim, 2 January 1651, who was killed by the Indians 10 February 1676; Mary, 7 January 1653; Elizabeth, 7 January 1654; Joshua, March 1655; James, March 1657; Caleb, April 1659; John, April 1661; and Nathaniel, November 1670. Descendants are very numerous though of the second generation we are quite ignorant.

WILLIAM SAWYER, Salem 1643, Wenham 1645, removed to Newbury, by wife Ruth, had John, born 24 August 1645; Samuel, 22 November 1646; Ruth, 10 September 1648; Mary, 7 February 1650, died soon; Sarah, 20 November 1651; Hannah, 23 February 1654, died young; William, 1 February 1656; Francis, 24 March 1658, died in 2 years; Mary, again, 29 July 1660; Stephen, 25 April 1663; Hannah, again, 11 January 1655, died at 18 years; and Francis, again, 3 November 1670. Perhaps he had second wife Sarah, widow of John Wells of Wells, parents of Reverend Thomas Wells. His daughter Mary married 13 June 1683, John Emery third of Newbury.

SAMUEL SAWYER, Newbury, son of the preceding, married 10 March 1671, Mary Emery, daughter of John Emery the second, had Mary, born 20 January 1672; Samuel, 5 June 1674; John, 15 March 1676; Ruth, 20 September 1677; Hannah, 12 January 1679; and Josiah, 20 January 1681.

WILLIAM SAWYER, Ipswich, son of the first William Sawyer, removed to Wells, by wife Sarah, had Joseph, born 14 August 1678; Francis, 6 March 1681; Daniel, 26 May 1683; Hannah, 9 April 1685; and Ruth, 26 May 1687; and he died 7 June 1718. His widow died January 1734, aged 84. Often this name seems Sawer, and Sayer. Ten are among graduates at Harvard, ten at Dartmouth and one at Yale.

DANIEL SAXTON, or DANIEL SEXTON, Westfield, perhaps son of George Saxtib, married 28 December 1680, Sarah Bancroft, daughter of John Bancroft, had Nathaniel, born 22 December following, died in 3 days; and Sarah, 6 March 1683.

GEORGE SAXTON, or GEORGE SEXTON, Windsor, had John, born there 26 May 1673, went back to Westfield, where he had lived before and had Benjamin, about 1667, said to be the first white born in that place, who also lived to old age, but Joseph before him, and probably George earlier still, before Windsor was plantation and in 1688 sold to Joseph and Benjamin his estate there for £160, his wife Catharine joined in the deed, and he died about 1690.

GEORGE SAXTON, or GEORGE SEXTON, Westfield, son probably eldest of the preceding, had, by wife that died 19 September 1689, Charles, born 9 September 1680; and Nathaniel, 5 December 1682; and removed to Newtown, Long Island.

GILES SAXTON, or GILES SEXTON, Boston or Charlestown, probably arriving In the fleet with Winthrop for on 18 September 1630, he was a witness before the coroner as to death of William Bateman in the harbor near Pullen point, and on 28 of same service on inquiry at Charlestown on the case of Austin Bratcher, killed by Walter Palmer; requested administration as a freeman 19 October following when the title Mr. is before his name, and was sworn 18 May next without that prefix. My conjecture is that he soon went home, and that Deane was wrong in supposing him the minister to who the Magnalia, III. 214, could not give Christian name, or tell time of coming or going. Better information is now enjoyed.

JAMES SAXTON, or JAMES SEXTON, Westfield, perhaps son of George Saxton the first, or of Richard Saxton, by wife Hannah Fowler, had John, born 28 January 1681; Hannah, 29 October 1683; Phebe, 7 January 1687; Elizabeth, 5 February 1689, who died at 3 months; Mary, or Mercy, 26 December 1695; and James, 9 November 1712; and died 12 December 1741. His wife was daughter of the first Ambrose Fowler.

JOHN SAXTON, or JOHN SEXTON, Windsor, eldest son of Richard Saxton, married 30 July 1677, Mary Hill, daughter of Luke Hill, had Mary, born 4 May following, removed to Simsbury, and had Richard and John.

JOSEPH SAXTON, or JOSEPH SEXTON, Stonington, married Hannah Denis, daughter of Captain George Denis of the same, had Jerusha, and Mercy; but of him I hear no more, except that he was a Captain.

JOSEPH SAXTON, or JOSEPH SEXTON, Westfield, son of George Saxton the first, married 1690, Hannah Wright, daughter of the first Abel Wright of the same, had Gershom; Hannah, born 1692; Joseph, 1694; Mindwell, 1696; Daniel, 1700, and Ezekiel, 1704; removed to Enfield, and had Charles, 1708; and died 1742, says Dr. Pease in the careful contribution to Hinman, aged 76.

PETER SAXTON, or PETER SEXTON, Scituate 1640, after removal of Lothrop, was from Yorkshire, bred at Trinity College Cambridge, where he proceeded A.M. 1603, administered by Archbishop Hutton before 1606 to holy orders, lived but few months in our country, and was not ordained yet may well be thought one of the four ministers that went home with Deputy-Governor Humfrey, December 1641, whose pious exclamation in the storm is so well told by Mather. Considerable offer was tendered him of good living in Kent; but, preferred his native shire, he gained the valuable vicarage of Leeds, to who the triumph of his party sent him in April 1646, and there he died 1 October 1651. When here, his daughter Silence married Captain Samuel Pool. See Brook's Lives of the Puritans, III. 139.

RICHARD SAXTON, or RICHARD SEXTON, Windsor 1643, not early enough to have been at Dorchester, yet said to have come in the ship Blessing, but the more important fact would have been a date, married 16 April 1646, Sarah Cook, perhaps sister of Nathaniel Cook, had Sarah, born 23 March 1648; John, 4 March 1650; Mary, 27 February 1652; Richard, 1 March 1655, who fell in the great battle of Narraganset, 19 December 1675; Patience, 28 June 1658, or January 1659; Francis, 11 or 17 January 1662, died at 4 years. He died 3 May 1662, and his widow died 13 June 1674; but in Stiles's history 770, the daughters of husbands and wives are exchanged in date. Sarah had before the latest date, perhaps October 1668, married Robert Roath of Norwich; and Mary married George Saunders.

THOMAS SAXTON, or THOMAS SEXTON, Boston, miller, by wife Lucy, had Mary, born 2 January 1645; and John, 29 June 1647. He married 10 March 1652; as second wife Ann Copp, widow of Herman Atwood, daughter of William Copp, had Samuel, 8 October 1653, whose gravestone tells his death 21 July 1693; Joseph, 9 May 1656; Nathaniel, 29 November 1658, who died at 19 years; and Elizabeth, 8 June 1661; and his wife died 2 weeks after. By a third wife Mary, he had Benjamin, 18 May 1664; and Mary, 9 January 1666; and he died 31 July 1686.

JOB SAYER, JOB SAYERS, or JOB SAYRE, DANIEL SAYER, DANIEL SAYERS, or DANIEL SAYRE, and FRANCIS SAYER, FRANCIS SAYERS, or FRANCIS SAYRE, at Southampton, Long Island 1673, had, perhaps, removed from Lynn, at least one Job Sayer was there 1635, and the others may have been his brothers or sons

ICHABOD SAYER, ICHABOD SAYERS, or ICHABOD SAYRE, New London, son of Francis Sayer, married 1697, Mary Hubbard, daughter of Hugh Hubbard, and this was the first marriage, says Miss Caulkins, solemnized by Governor Saltonstall.

JAMES SAYER, JAMES SAYERS, or JAMES SAYRE, from Northbourne, County Kent, came, 1635, in the Hercules from Sandwich, but we know not where he sat down.

JAMES SAYER, JAMES SAYERS, or JAMES SAYRE, Gloucester, by wife Sarah, had Nathaniel, born 29 December 1677; and Abraham, 5 November 1680.

JOHN SAYER, JOHN SAYERS, or JOHN SAYRE, Falmouth, sold 1655, to Isaac Walker of Boston, that Island called Long Island in Casco Bay.

THOMAS SAYER, THOMAS SAYERS, or THOMAS SAYRE, Lynn 1635, one of the purchasers 1640, of Southampton, Long Island, may be the freeman of 22 May 1639, given on record Say or Says; and also may be father of one or more of the first named settlers at Southampton, conjecture is unsatisfactory when Shurtleff and Paige differ in spelling of the names, and confidence is still less indulgent as to the surname of two syllables when another

THOMAS SAYER, THOMAS SAYERS, or THOMAS SAYRE is found in the will of Stephen Lincoln, at Hingham, 1658. See Genealogical Registrar IX. 38.

JOHN SAYLE, or JOHN SAYLES, Providence 1645, in list of a freeman 1655, next year town clerk, by wife Mary, had Mary, born July 1652; and John, 17 August 1654; and probably others; in May 1666, swore allegiance to Charles II.

JOHN SAYLE, or JOHN SAYLES, Providence, son probably of the preceding, took the oath of allegiance May 1682, married Elizabeth Comstock, perhaps daughter of the first Daniel Comstock, had Mary, born 30 May 1689; John, 10 January 1692; Richard, 24 October 1695; Daniel, 13 December 1697; and Thomas, 9 February 1699; and died 2 November following.

WILLIAM SAYLE, or WILLIAM SAYLES, Boston, a transient visitor in 1646, who had been Governor at Bermuda, was so happy as to attend Cotton's lecture on Thursday, 5 November in that year, and soon after sailed for London. Out of incidence in that Thursday lecture advertent to, sprang two tracts of antagonist spirit, "New England's Jonas cast up at London," by Dr. Child, and "New England's Salamander," by Edward Winslow, and this latter appealled to Governor Seyle as witness against the story told by Child. Five years later he was sent by the England government to plantation at Eleutheria, one of the Bahamas, as is told by Winthrop II. 334, and I presume the same gentleman was, in 1670, Governor in Carolina, under royal commission of 26 July 1669, where probably he died 1671.

HENRY SAYWARD, or HENRY SAYWORD, Hampton 1646, Portsmouth 1650, soon after at York, there was constable 1664, perhaps had son John, and Samuel, who there took oath of allegiance 1681, and long perpetuated the name. He died 1679, and his widow Mary had administration.

DAVID SAYWELL, Boston, perhaps son of Robert Saywell, married 15 August 1660, Abigail Buttolph, daughter of Thomas Buttolph; was a freeman 1666, and died 1672. His widow married next year Thomas Bingley.

ROBERT SAYWELL, Boston, came in the Blessing, 1635, aged 30, with Susan, probably his wife 25, and James, probably their son 1 and 1/2 years, had Elizabeth, who married 7 May 1662, Joseph Davis.

WILLIAM SCADLOCK, Saco 1636, a freeman 1653, of grand jury 1654, and 1660, had William, Susanna, John, Rebecca, Samuel, and Sarah. He died 1662, in his will of 7 January named wife Elinor, and these six children. Samuel was living 1719, aged 73; but John died 1664; and William died four years after his father having lost a son William, it is said of lawful age, the year preceding. But this seems rather strange. The name is Chaddock, in Folsom, who perhaps, following Sullivan in history 218 and 19.

MATTHEW SCALES, killed by the Indians at Hatfield, 25 August 1675, may not have been an inhabitant but a soldier from the east.

HUMPHRE SCAMMON, HUMPHRE SCAMMAN, or HUMPHRE SCAMMOND, Kittery, or Saco, perhaps both, married Elizabeth Jordan, daughter of the first Dominicus Jordan, had Humphrey, born 10 May 1677; Elizabeth; Mary; Rebecca; and Samuel.

JOHN SCAMMON, JOHN SCAMMAN, or JOHN SCAMMOND, Kittery, perhaps son of William Scammon, certainly brother of Humphrey Scammon and of Richard Scammon, as also of Elizabeth, wife of Peter Lidgett, had Elizabeth, but who was his wife the diligence of Quint has not discovered.

RICHARD SCAMMON, RICHARD SCAMMAN, or RICHARD SCAMMOND, Dover, brother of the preceding, perhaps son of William Scammon, married Prudence Waldron, only daughter of William Waldron, had Richard; William, born 29 February 1664; Jane, 21 June or July 1667; Prudence, 29 August 1669; Elizabeth, 22 April 1671; and Mary, 31 May 1673. He escaped the Indians war by living at Exeter 1677; and both husband and wife were there 21 April 1691. Jane married Thomas Deane of Boston, and died 9 October 1726.

WILLIAM SCAMMON, WILLIAM SCAMMAN, or WILLIAM SCAMMOND, Boston 1640, probably removed soon, may have been ancestor of the distinguished family but nothing can be ascertained.

ROBERT SCAMP, Gloucester, married 25 December 1661, Joan Collins, daughter of John Collins, had Mary, born 25 November following, and his wife died next 9 November, and he died 23 April 1691. I suggest, that possibly this name may have been Stamp, for in old record t and c are much alike.

WILLIAM SCANT, Braintree, married 29 March 1654, Sarah Brown, had William, born 16 March following; Thomas, 11 April 1657; Sarah, 5 September 1660; Joseph, 4 June 1662, died at 2 years; Susanna, 30 January 1664; and another daughter 27 May 1665, with a strange or undecypherable name; and he died September 1684. His will, of 8 August probated 30 October names wife and refers to children without naming them.

JOHN SCARBOROUGH, or JOHN SCARBARROW, Roxbury 1639, a freeman 13 May 1640, unless the Colony record of Shurtleff, I. 377, justify an earlier date of four days, who must seem very improble for the regular day of opened General Court was 13, and, of course, the 9th was Saturday; by wife Mary Smith, probably sister of Robert Smith of Boston, had John, born 10, baptized 24 July 1642, died next month; Hannah, 3 December 1643, baptized same day; Samuel, 20 January baptized 1 February 1646; and was killed 9 June following by casualty in charging a great gun. His widow married 1 October 1647, Philip Torrey.

SAMUEL SCARBOROUGH, or SAMUEL SCARBARROW, Roxbury, son of the preceding, by first wife who died 1679, had probably no children, but by wife Bethia had probably, Samuel, born 1681, who died of smallpox, 2 November 1721; Joseph, February 1688, Jeremiah, 31 July 1685, who died in few weeks; Deborah, 16 July 1687, who died at six years; and he died 18 March 1715. His wife died 10 September 1728, aged 75.

BENJAMIN SCARLET, Salem 1633, son probably of Mary, who bound him apprentice that year aged only 11 years to Captain Endicott, and he continued the Governor's man 1651, and was living 1678. A widow Scarlet, early member of Salem church, in her will of 2 March 1640, probated June 1643, named Joseph Grafton executor, calls him brother as also James Lind, and brother Browning, and his wife and sister Dennis. All these, I think, refer to Christian society. But she mentioned her own children Mary, Margaret, and Joseph; and when she named brother Samuel in England she means, I suppose, kinsmen and may have been father of this apprentice. Yet, as to the family of the testator, I see no more light.

JOHN SCARLET, Springfield 1640, was then constable, removed to Boston 1650, by wife Thomasine, had Mary and Jane, twins born 21 September 1653; perhaps John, 1657, who died young; Thomasine, 18 May 1660; John and Samuel, twins 16 April 1664; and Elizabeth, 18 November 1667; and by Farmer, in MS genealogy was, I think, mistaken for his brother Samuel. His will, of 16 February 1688, probated 21 March following gives to his wife, to daughter Thomasine Taylor, and to grandson James Fryer; so that my conjecture is, that another of his daughters had married James, only son of Honorable Nathaniel Fryer.

ROBERT SCARLET, Salem 1635, perhaps brother of Benjamin Scarlet, was that year sentenced to be whipped for running from his master.

SAMUEL SCARLET, Boston 1664, brother of John Scarlet, master of a ship from London to Boston, with his wife joined Mather's church 1672, was a freeman and constable 1673, and was mortally injured by explosion of a ship in the harbor, 4 May 1675, died in a few hours. He was born in Kersey, County Suffolk he says in his will, made that day, probated 26 May following by who he disposes of good amount of property but left no children.

JOHN SCATHE, Hingham, with Ann, perhaps a sister, are mentioned in the wills of John Merrick and of his widow Elizabeth 1647 and 9, probably they were servants but he was in Boston, probably 1674, a cordwainer, and in 1678 sold lands at Hingham to William Hersey, writing his name John Skeath.

PAULUS SCHRICK, Hartford, one of the little colonists of Dutch from New York, that had plantation before the England went thither. He married 30 December 1658, Mary Varleet, widow of Josephus Ambeck, daughter of Caspar Varleet; but no issue is mentioned.

BENJAMIN SCILIAN, and JOSEPH SCILIAN, unless surname be mistaken as I suspect, were of Ipswich 1683.

ARTHUR SCOFIELD, ARTHUR SCOVIL, ARTHUR SCOVEL, ARTHUR SCHOFEL, or ARTHUR SKOFIELD, Middletown, a proprietor 1671, by wife Rachel, married 17 December 1690, at Lyme, had Arthur, born 13 January 1692; and James, 9 January 1694, who died in few weeks, and the father died 24 June following.

ARTHUR SCOFIELD, ARTHUR SCOVIL, ARTHUR SCOVEL, ARTHUR SCHOFEL, or ARTHUR SKOFIELD, Middletown, son of the preceding, by wife Elizabeth, married February 1711, had James, born 18 January 1712; and Elizabeth, 26 July 1715.

BENJAMIN SCOFIELD, BENJAMIN SCOVIL, BENJAMIN SCOVEL, BENJAMIN SCHOFEL, or BENJAMIN SKOFIELD, Haddam, perhaps son of John Scofield, by wife Ann, had Edward, born 9 April 1704; Sarah, 9 October 1706; and Amie, 14 March 1709.

DANIEL SCOFIELD, DANIEL SCOVIL, DANIEL SCOVEL, DANIEL SCHOFEL, or DANIEL SKOFIELD, Stamford 1641, one of the first settlers, died 1671, leaving children Daniel, John, Richard, Joseph, Sarah, wife of John Pettit; and Mary or Mercy. His widow Sarah became third wife of Miles Merwin, and is named in his will. His two eldest sons lived many years at Stamford, and left numerous progeny; but their brother Joseph died 1676, in service or by the hardships of Philip's war, leaving no family yet some estate to brothers and sister.

EDWARD SCOFIELD, EDWARD SCOVIL, EDWARD SCOVEL, EDWARD SCHOFEL, or EDWARD SKOFIELD, Haddam, married Hannah Benton, daughter probably youngest, of Andrew Benton of Hartford, died 1703, leaving widow and two daughters, but I miss any early date.

JOHN SCOFIELD, JOHN SCOVIL, JOHN SCOVEL, JOHN SCHOFEL, or JOHN SKOFIELD, Farmington, married 29 March 1666, Sarah Barnes, daughter of Thomas Barnes, removed to Waterbury, next to Haddam, there died 1712, had John, William, and Benjamin.

JOHN SCOFIELD, JOHN SCOVIL, JOHN SCOVEL, JOHN SCHOFEL, or JOHN SKOFIELD, Middletown, married 9 February 1698, Mary Lucas, daughter probably of William Lucas, had Joanna, John, Mary, Elizabeth, William, and Ebenezer, and died 12 December 1712.

RICHARD SCOFIELD, RICHARD SCOVIL, RICHARD SCOVEL, RICHARD SCHOFEL, or RICHARD SKOFIELD, Ipswich 1648, came in the Susan and Ellen, aged 22, from London, may have been of Stamford 1650, and died 1671, and the same, whose widow married Robert Penoyer. He was probably father Richard, propounded for a freeman 1670, a trader at son 1689-1701; and, perhaps, other children Great vexation has attended my desire to avoid confusion of families under such various spelling and it would not be easy for a congress of those with so hard a name, in our days, to make out the derivation of the member.

JOHN SCOLLEY, or JOHN SCHOLLEY, Malden 1674, then 33 years old, had lived at Charlestown, married Hannah Barrett, daughter of James Barrett, had John, born 20 June 1665; Hannah, 3 April 1669; James, October 1671; Mary, February 1675; and Sarah, who married 16 November 1699, Jonathan Eustis.

JOHN SCOON, or JOHN SCONE, Westfield, married Sarah Hart, daughter of Edmund Hart, had William, born 15 November 1676; Sarah, 7 March 1678; Elizabeth, 14 June 1680; and Joseph, 16 April 1683; and died 19 August 1684.

JOHN SCOTCHFORD, Concord, was town clerk, married Susanna Meriam, perhaps daughter of George Meriam, had no children says Shattuck, and died 10 June 1696. His widow died 2 February 1707.

BENJAMIN SCOTT, Braintree, had, perhaps born in England, Hannah, who married Christopher Webb; John, born 25 December 1640, died soon; removed to Cambridge, there, by wife Margaret, had Joseph, 14 July 1644; Benjamin, 5 July 1646; John, again, 2 July 1648; Elizabeth, 27 May 1650, who died in one week; removed to Rowley before 1652, there had Samuel, 1655, and two daughters; was a freeman 1665, and died 1671.

BENJAMIN SCOTT of Braintree, we know only, that his will of 7 October 1683, probated 29 April following refers to no wife or children, but gives all his estate to brother Peter Scott until the eldest son of Peter comes of age.

BENJAMIN SCOTT, Rowley, son of the first Benjamin Scott, married Susanna Searle, had John, born 1681; Joseph, 1682; Benjamin, 1687; Samuel, 1692.

EDMUND SCOTT, Farmington 1649, by first wife had seven children, was a freeman 1669, had two more children by second wife Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Upson, but the date of marriages or births for neither is told. From his will of 11 June 1690, we gain the names of all, Edmund; Samuel, born 1660; Jonathan; George; David; Robert; Joseph; Elizabeth; Davis; and Hannah, wife of John Brunson; yet we shall not be justified in supposing this to be the order of successfulness except that the two sons last named were by second wife, nor will conjecture be reasonable to determine the priority of the daughters whose husband's name is not seen. Positive information however, is afforded on two points, that he was an original proprietor of Waterbury, and there died 1691.

EDMUND SCOTT, Waterbury, son of the preceding, married June 1689, the widow of Benjamin Porter, who died 17 January 1749, had a son born October 1690, who died in few weeks; Sarah, 29 January 1692; Samuel, September 1694; Elizabeth, 1 March 1697; Hannah, June 1700; Edmund, 10 May 1703; John, 21 September 1707; and Jonathan, 4 August 1711; and died 20 July 1746.

EDWARD SCOTT, asked for grant at New London 1651, yet did not improve it, when given not however tempted towards Hadley, where he first is heard of as servant of Joseph Kellogg 1662, and where was another

EDWARD SCOTT, who was he probably that married 1670, Elizabeth Webster, perhaps daughter of Governor John Webster, had Elizabeth, born 1671; Sarah, 1674; Thomas, 1675; John, 1677; Ebenezer, 1681; Bridget and Ann, twins 1682; and Hannah, 14 March 1689. His wife died two days after aged 40; and he removed perhaps to New Haven, where one Edward was excused in 1703 from training in the military so leaving us to infer, that he was over 60 years of age.

GEORGE SCOTT, New Haven, a gunsmith, in 1690, had not, nor any other of this surname, been proprietor 1685.

GEORGE SCOTT, Waterbury, son of Edmund Scott, married August 1691, Mary Richards, daughter of Obadiah Richards, had Obadiah, George, and William; and died 26 September 1724.

JOHN SCOTT, a freeman in Massachusetts of 22 May 1639, then spelt in Secretary's list with a k, and

JOHN SCOTT, a freeman of 10 May 1643, after many hours of very diligent scrutiny, elude my skill in searching for the residence of either; but strong reasons lead me to believe that neither of them was of the three following.

JOHN SCOTT, Salem, 1648, servant of Lawrence Southwick, the Quaker, may have gone to Providence, and by wife Rebecca there had, Sarah, born 29 September 1662; John, 14 March 1664; Mary, 1 February 1666; Catharine, 20 May 1668; Deborah, 24 December 1669; and Sylvanus, 10 November 1672. He took oath of allegiance to Charles II in 1668.

JOHN SCOTT, Charlestown 1658, died 25 January 1682, aged 75, says the gravestone.

JOHN SCOTT, Springfield, married 20 July 1659, Sarah Bliss, daughter of Thomas Bliss, had Sarah, born 19 October 1663; John, 4 January 1666, perhaps, but the last figure is uncertain; Hannah, 16 October 1668; Margaret, 8 February 1671; Ebenezer, 3 August 1673, William, 8 August 1676; Mary, 29 December 1678; removed to Suffield, there had Elizabeth, 2 September 1683; and he died 2 January 1690. His widow married the same year Samuel Terry, and died 27 September 1705. Of the sons, William only, one of the first settlers at Palmer, had children Sarah, married 9 February 1680, Benjamin Leonard; Hannah married 31 October 1695, John Fowler; Margaret married but the name of her husband is not known; Mary married July 1701, Ebenezer Nash; and Elizabeth married 1708, Jonathan Worthington.

JOHN SCOTT, of Newtown, Southold, or other Long Island town, was very active for the honor of the King in 1663, but in April or May 1664, was taken by Connecticut officers and carried to prison at Hartford, heavily fined, and disfranchised as a defamer of his majesty, etc., etc.

JOHN SCOTT, Roxbury, married 29 May 1672, Hannah Duncan, or Hannah Dunkin, perhaps daughter of Samuel Duncan, had Hannah, born 24 July 1674, died soon; John, 11 November 1675, died soon; Sarah, died soon; Hannah, again, 18 August 1678; Mary, 28 July 1679, died in two days; Margaret, 6 January 1691, died soon; Joseph, 27 March 1682; John, again, 8 November 1683, died soon.; Sarah, 9 November 1684, died next day; and John, again, 9 July 1686. Perhaps he was of Johnson's Company in the Narraganset campaign, December 1675. His wife died 1 January 1706, if the record that calls her Sarah, be good.

JONATHAN SCOTT, Waterbury, son of Edmund Scott, married November 1694, Hannah Hawks, daughter of John Hawks of Deerfield, had a daughter born and died August 1695; Jonathan, 29 September 1696; John, 5 June 1699; Martha, 9 July 1701; Gershom, 6 September 1703; Eleazer, 31 December 1705; and Daniel, 20 September 1707. His wife died 7 April 1744; and he died 15 May 1745.

JOSEPH SCOTT, Rowley, son of the first Benjamin Scott, was, perhaps, of Ipswich 1683.

PETER SCOTT, Braintree, brother of the second Benjamin Scott, by wife Abigail, had Benjamin, born 24 September 1674; Peter; and John; was a freeman 1685.

RICHARD SCOTT, Boston, shoemaker, joined our church 28 August 1634, yet his wife Catharine Marbury, daughter of Reverend Edward Marbury (as Bishop, in New England Judged tells), did not unite, nor either, of the children Richard, John, Mary, or Patience, though Ann Hutchinson, their aunt, and her sister had so great sway in it. To this wife Governor Winthrop I. 293, ascribes much power in given light on believers' baptism to Roger Williams, 1638, at Providence, where he was removed 1637, before the time of disarmed heretic favorers of Hutchinson. He is on the list of a freeman 1655, and was among the Quaker converts 1658, and his wife "an ancient woman," was imprisoned and whipped at Boston for benevolent served in diffusion her opinions, and her daughters Mary and Patience also were imprisoned. by equal impolicy. Mary married 12 August 1660, Christopher Holder; Patience married 28 September 1668, Henry Beere; and Deliverance, probably a younger daughter, married 30 August 1670, William Richardson.

ROBERT SCOTT, Boston, joined the church 15 December 1633, then still "serving to our brother John Sanford," so that he probably was a passenger in the fleet with Winthrop 1630, was administered a freeman 7 December 1636, by wife Elizabeth, had Nathaniel, baptized 19 August 1638; Elizabeth, born 10, baptized 13 December 1640; Mary, 28 February baptized 5 March 1643; John, baptized 24 August 1645, died very soon; Redemption, 2 March 1653; and Ebenezer, posthumous 10 July 1654, who died in few days; and the father died in February preceding. Mary married 16 August 1660, Samuel Emmonson

ROBERT SCOTT, Charlestown, administered 1651, to inhabit there, came from Barbados.

ROBERT SCOTT, Hartford, son of Edmund Scott, probably died unmarried after 1725.

SAMUEL SCOTT, Farmington, son of Edmund Scott, married February 1687, Mary Orzis, daughter of George Orzis, had Martha, born 7 December following; Ebenezer, 10 August 1694; Samuel, 7 October 1696; Mary, 1 March 1700; and Hezekiah, September 1703; and died 30 June 1745; and his wife died 28 November 1748; each aged 85.

THOMAS SCOTT, Ipswich, came in the Elizabeth from Ipswich 1634, aged 40, with wife Elizabeth, 40; and children Elizabeth, 9; Abigail, 7; and Thomas, 6; was a freeman 4 March following. Made his will 8 March 1654, names each of these children as living, but that Thomas was at Stamford, and mentioned younger children Hannah, Sarah, and Mary. In the same ship came Martha Scott, aged 60, probably mother of this Thomas, and Richard Kimball, 39, by Scott, in his will, 20 years later, called brother at Boston, County Lincoln, in 1630, was one Thomas Scott, that may have been the same as the preceding, or the following.

THOMAS SCOTT, Hartford 1637, had been, perhaps, of Cambridge, was killed 6 November 1643, carelessly by John Ewe, for which he was fined £5 to the Colony and £10 to the widow, after being wounded he made nuncupative will, held good, though incomplete, as not named overseers, provided for widow Ann, son Thomas, and three daughters. That son was infirm in body, or mind, perhaps both, and lived not long; and the widow married 7 November 1644, Thomas Ford; and died at Northampton, 5 May 1675. One daughter Mary married, at the same time with her mother, Robert Porter; another Sarah, married 5 December 1645, John Staley; and the other, Elizabeth married 3 or 6 February 1649, John Loomis of Windsor.

THOMAS SCOTT, Stamford, son of Thomas Scott the first, had married at Ipswich, Margaret Hubbard, daughter of William Hubbard the first, sister of the historian, had Thomas, and died 1657. His widow married Ezekiel Rogers.

THOMAS SCOTT is the name of a soldier, killed by the Indians at Northfield, 2 September 1675.

WILLIAM SCOTT, Hatfield, married 1670, Hannah Allis, daughter of William Allis, had Josiah, born 1671; Richard, 1673; William, 1676; Hannah, 1679; Joseph, 1682; John, 1684, died at 8 years; Mary, 1686; Mehitable, 1687, died soon; Jonathan, 1688, died soon; and Abigail, 1689. Numerous are descendants. Josiah and Joseph continued at Hatfield but Richard and William were of early settlers in Sunderland.

JOHN SCOTTOW, or JOHN SCOTTAWAY, Boston, son of Thomas Scottow, by wife Rebecca, had John, born 25 June 1668; Rebecca, 27 June 1672, died young; Joshua, 22 February 1675; Rebecca, again, 1 March 1677, died soon; and Rebecca, again, 21 June 1678.

JOSHUA SCOTTOW, or JOSHUA SCOTTAWAY, Boston, merchant, brought by his mother Thomasine, a widow who joined our church 21 September 1634, and he, with brother Thomas, joined it 19 May 1639; was never sworn a freeman yet appointed by the General Court a Commissioner for regulating the export of powder. By his wife Lydia, who joined the church 23 May 1641, and died 9 May 1707, aged 86, had Joshua, born 30 September 1641, died very soon; Joshua, again, 12, baptized 20 August 1643; Lydia, baptized 29 June 1645, though the poor substitute for town record says born 30 of that mother; Elizabeth, 1 August 1647, 2 days old; Rebecca, 10 October 1652; Mary, born 11, baptized 18 May 1656; Thomas Scottow, 30 June, baptized 10 July 1659, Harvard College 1677; and Sarah; was of artillery company 1645, its Ensign 1657, and Captain later. He was confident agent for La Tour in transacting with our government 1654-7, and a great proprietor after Philip's war at Scarborough, Captain of the garrison and magistrate in that region. He was heedlessly or cruelly charged with murder of Nathan Bedford, 1681, shown to be casually drowned as in the Maine history Collections III. may be read. As author of two very curious tracts about the early history of New England published 1691 and 4, he is often quoted and, at the age of 83, he died 20 January 1698, as tells the gravestone that was transfered from the early buried yard to the inside of the tower of the Old South or Third Church. See Genealogical Registrar V. 78. His daughter Elizabeth married about 1664, Thomas Savage; Rebecca married 1 April 1675, Benjamin Blackman; and Mary married Captain Samuel Checkley, as by his will of 23 June 1696, probated 3 March 1698, is seen; besides who it gives adequate provision to wife Lydia, to son Thomas a double portion, rings to daughters Mary Checkley and Sarah, wife of Samuel Walker, and to each of sixteen grandchildren then living, and made Judge Sewall and son Savage and Checkley executors. His eldest daughter Lydia, who first married Benjamin Gibbs, and next married 1678, Anthony Checkley, the Attorney-General that died 18 October 1708, had, no doubt, been long before set out with her full share and for third husband she took, 6 March 1712, William Colman, father of the distinguished Benjamin Colman, then minister of Brattle street church, D.D.

JOSHUA SCOTTOW, or JOSHUA SCOTTAWAY, probably son of the first Thomas Scottow, married 25 May 1697, Sarah Symmes, eldest daughter of the second Zechariah Symmes; but where he lived, when he died, or any further account of him, is beyond my power to tell.

THOMAS SCOTTOW, or THOMAS SCOTTAWAY, Boston, brother perhaps elder, of the first Joshua Scottow, a joiner, by wife Joan, who was administered of the church 19 September 1641, had Thomas, born says the stupid town record January 1640, when the church record shows baptized 8 December preceding, who died soon; Thomas, again, baptized 10 April 1641, one day old, though town record gives birth in March; John, 2, baptized 5 May 1644; Thomas, again, 3, baptized 7 March 1647; and Mehitable, baptized 11 February 1649; and by second wife Sarah, had Joshua, 3, baptized 9 December 1655; Sarah, 27 September baptized 4 October 1657; Thomasin, 14, baptized 15 August 1659, died soon; and Thomasin, again, 18 August 1660. His will, of 9 May 1660, probated 18 December 1661, names aged mother Sanford (though who she was is beyond my conjecture), wife Sarah, son John, and other children without naming.

THOMAS SCOTTOW, or THOMAS SCOTTAWAY, Scarborough, son of Joshua Scottow the first, swore allegiance 1681.

JOHN SCOVIL, JOHN SCOVALL, JOHN SCOVEL, or JOHN SCOVELL, Waterbury, son of that John Scovil, under Scofield, 4 pages before, married 6 February 1694, Hannah Richards, daughter of Obadiah Richards, had John, born 12 January following, perhaps others; was constable, and Representative 1714. His wife died 5 March 1720; and he died 26 February 1727.

WILLIAM SCOVIL, WILLIAM SCOVALL, WILLIAM SCOVEL, or WILLIAM SCOVELL, Haddam, settled there soon after 1668, says Field, 65, to who Hinman, 231, adds, that he died 1712. That may refer to first John Scovil. See Scofield, with whose name I have been much embarrassed to distinguish one from another and can but fear, that little success has followed my perplexity.

DENNIS SCRANTON, New Haven 1660, married Sarah, widow of Nicholas Munger, gave information perhaps rather minute, than trustworthy, about Whalley and Goffe, to Governor Endicott's pursuivants in 1661. See Hutchinson Collection 335 for the curious codum. But they mistook the name, and should have written Crampton.

JOHN SCRANTON, Guilford 1650, whose wife Joanna died 1651, is among a freeman of 1669. For second wife he took Adeline, widow in 1663 of Robert Hill, as in 1661 she had been widow of Robert Johnson; but probably had no children by her, and died 27 August 1671, leaving children Thomas, John, and Sarah; and his widow died 1685. Sarah married 15 May 1665, John Bushnell.

JOHN SCRANTON, Guilford, son of the preceding, married Mary Seward, daughter probably of William Seward of the same, had Mary, John, and Mehitable, was propounded for a freeman 1670; and by second wife Elizabeth Clark, perhaps daughter of Thomas Clark, had Mercy, born 1688; Elizabeth, 4 November 1692; Ann, 23 December 1693; Ebenezer, 16 March 1696; and Deborah, 3 December 1697. John died young; but other seven children were living 1703, at death of the father.

NATHANIEL SCRANTON, Guilford, may have been son of Thomas Scranton of the same, and died at Wethersfield, 13 March 1693, in his will gives property to William Goodrich, as Hinman, 232, tells; yet it is more probable that there was no such Nathaniel, son, and that the testator's name was Crampton.

THOMAS SCRANTON, Guilford, son of the first John Scranton, was proposed for a freeman 1676, and next year accepted; had two wives first, Deborah Thompson, widow of Ebenezer, and second Elizabeth Goodrich; but had only two children that grew up to mature life, Samuel, and Hannah.

BENJAMIN SCRIBNER, or BENJAMIN SCRIVENER, Norwalk, married 5 March 1680, Hannah Crampton, daughter of John Crampton, had Thomas, born 31 March 1681; and John; perhaps others.

JOHN SCRIBNER, or JOHN SCRIVENER, Norwalk, son of Benjamin Scribner, married 9 March 1710, Deborah Lees, daughter of William Lees of the same, had Mary, born March 1711; and Rebecca, 12 October 1712.

SAMUEL SCRIPTURE, Groton, by wife Elizabeth, had Samuel, born 4 October 1675; Mary, 7 February 1681; Abigail, 28 January 1687; Ruth, 2 February 1697; and Lydia, 28 June 1700.

SAMUEL SCRIPTURE, Groton, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Sarah, born 16 December 1700; Jemima, 19 April 1702, who died at 21 years; Samuel, 25 April 1705, died at 18 years; and James, who died 28 September 1723. His wife died 3 days before, and by second wife Elizabeth, he had Samuel, again; 27 April 1727.

JOHN SCRIVEN, JOHN SCREVEN, JOHN SCRIEVEN, or JOHN SCRIVINE, Dover 1662, died 2 October 1675, says Quint, in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 65, though in the same l, he makes his will of 24 November 1674, probated 27 June following that date of its making not of his death. Some error, who is seldom found in so careful a writer must here demand correction. It mentioned wife Mary, and children John, Edward, Thomas, and Elizabeth, all minors. The daughter perhaps married 1686, Samuel Eastman.

WILLIAM SCRIVEN, WILLIAM SCREVEN, WILLIAM SCRIEVEN, or WILLIAM SCRIVINE, Kittery, had wife Bridget in 1680, was Representative 1681, founder of a baptist church there 1682, in which he was a teacher, but after some years went to South Carolina, and died 1713, aged, as is said, 84.

ADRIAN SCROOP, Hartford, witness to execution of a deed of 31 March 1665, and, again, 8 May 1667 signed as witness, his name, in a very elegant hand, to deed of Simon Wolcott to Richard Loud of three parcels of land which was put on record 3 days after, yet no more is ever told of him. Curiosity to a high pitch naturally is felt on two points in this case, when did he come to our country, and what did he do after signing that rare name. One Adrian Scrope, we know had been executed in London, 17 October 1660, for having sat on the pretended trial of King Charles I. and signed the warrant for his death In Noble's Regicides the Representative of his trial is very full, much more than most of the others. Strong probability from union of such given name and surname arises, that this man was son or near relative. Of the regicide; and Dr. Stiles, in the latter part of his extraordinary book relative to the three judges, that found shelter at New Haven, appeals to proof from hand writing in the facsimile of the death warrant of Charles and the record of this deed at Hartford, for, strange as it seems, the attestation of the deed is by the witnesses on the record itself as well as on the document. The Doctor's eye saw more than mine, and he appears almost satisfied with the identity of the writing, as if Colonel Scrope were in person at Hartford six years and a half after his head was cut off. Between 29 January 1649, when he affixed his hand and seal to that writ, ordered the subordinate officer at such an hour next day to put the King to death, and this Hartford act 8 March 1667, I would not affirm, that Colonel Scrope's writing could not vary much, had not the solemn execution of the 17 October 1660 intervened. Stiles was a man of wonderful capacity of belief, and the estimate of his judgment in this matter is reduced by a mistake of the name of the other witness in this very document writes Reeve, but by the President made Robert Pierce. Besides, the difference of names between the London sufferer, who used but one o, and our Hartford witness that doubled the letter, is not mentioned.

THOMAS SCRUGGS, Salem, came with the few companions of Endicott in the Abigail, 1628, says Felt, yet this relies solely on tradition and might seem to early, for he did not take oath of freeman until 2 Sept 1635; but he was esteemed enough to be chosen to three General Courts next year, also authorized with others to hold special Court for the icinage, and was a selectman. But for his heretical pravity he was next year superseded. And in November disarmed as a dangerous man, like the majority of Boston children, I suppose he had wife Margery, and that he died early in 1652; and that Felt mistook his name as if it were William; and that, as the widow gave up to her son-in-law John Raymond in June 1652 her estate in dower, she may have gone home, or perhaps was the woman that died 26 January 1663. See history Collection of Essex Institute I. 11, Company with III. 142.

JAMES SCUDDER, Woburn, had Deborah, born 26 July 1647, though the name is not clearly legible and may be mistaken.

JOHN SCUDDER, Charlestown 1639, came in the James from London, 1635, aged 16, was of Salem 1640 probably, for among members of church that year is Elizabeth, and he had Mary, baptized 11 June 1648; Elizabeth March 1649; and Hannah, 19 August of the same year. In 1654 he removed to Southold, as Felt assured Farmer; yet Riker, who gives him son Samuel, and John, makes the residence before 1660, at Newtown, quite to the west of his first habitat.

JOHN SCUDDER, Newtown, Long Island, son of the preceding, married Joanna Betts, daughter of Captain Richard Betts, had John, and died 1732.

JOHN SCUDDER, Barnstable 1640, bore arms 1643, had a sister Elizabeth dismissed from Boston church 10 November 1644, with recommendations, and she married 28 of the same Samuel Lothrop, son of the Reverend John Lothrop, at his father's house. He had, by wife whose name is not known, daughters Elizabeth; and Sarah, baptized 10 May 1646; Mary, buried 3 December 1649, probably very young; and Hannah, baptized 5 October 1651, who married 1 December 1669, Joshua Bangs.

JOHN SCUDDER, Barnstable, perhaps son of the preceding, married 31 July 1689, Elizabeth Hamlin, daughter of James Hamlin, had John, born 23 May 1690, baptized 6 September 1691; Experience, born 28 April 1692; James, baptized 13 January 1695; Ebenezer, 23, baptized 26 April 1696; Reliance, 10 December 1700, baptized February following; and Hannah, 7 June 1706.

SAMUEL SCUDDER, Newton, Long Island, son of the first John Scudder, married Phebe Titus, daughter of Edmund Titus, had Samuel, and died 1689; and his widow married next year Robert Field.

THOMAS SCUDDER, Salem, had grant of land 1648, and, perhaps, wife Rachel that was administered of the church 1649. But another wife Elizabeth is named in his will of 30 September 1657, probated 29 June following, and the children mentioned are John, Thomas, Henry, William, and Elizabeth, perhaps wife of Henry Bartholomew, besides grandson Thomas, son of deceased son William Scudder.

THOMAS SCUDDER, Huntington, Long Island, accepted as a freeman of Connecticut 1664.

SAMUEL SCULLARD, or SAMUEL SKULLARD, Newbury 1637, at Hampton next year, but soon back to Newbury; by wife Rebecca Kent, daughter of Richard Kent, had Mary, born 9 January 1642; Rebecca, 4 February 1644; Sarah, 18 June 1645; and probably the oldest child Martha died 6 March 1645; and he died 1647. In October of this year his widow married John Bishop, and his daughter Mary married 4 December 1656, rather young, John Rolf.

ROBERT SEABROOK, Stratford, had several daughters of which one married William Preston, and one married Thomas Fairchild; and much land he owned there, for in 1668 are record half a dozen persons' shares set off from grandfather Robert Seabrook estate.

JOHN SEABURY, Boston, by wife Grace, who was administered of the church 15 May 1642, had Samuel, born 10 December 1640, and no more on our record is seen, but probably he had elder son John, that went to Barbados, before death of his father.

SAMUEL SEABURY, Duxbury, son of the preceding, married at Weymouth, 9 November 1660, Patience Kemp, daughter of William Kemp of Duxbury, had Elizabeth, born 16 September 1661; Sarah, 18 August 1663; Samuel, 20 April 1666; Hannah, 7 July 1668; John, 7 November 1670, died young; Grace and Paience, twins 1 March 1673, both died soon; and his wife died 29 October 1676. He married 4 April 1677, Martha Peabody, daughter of William Peabody, and had Joseph, 8 June 1678; Martha, 23 September 1679; John, again, and a posthumous child; and died 5 August 1681. For him and brother John Seabury, estate in Boston of their father John Seabury, claim was made 16 April 1662, may be read in volume III. 523 of our registrar of deeds.

HENRY SEAGER, HENRY SEEGER, or HENRY SEGER, Newton, married April 1671, Sarah Bishop, had Job, born 1 February 1675, died young; Sarah, 2 March 1677; Ebenezer, 2 May 1679; Elizabeth, 28 January 1683; Henry, 25 September 1686; Mary, 31 January 1690; Job, again, 1691; Margaret, 22 August 1692; Mercy; Thankful, 24 April 1695; but the order may be uncertain for one or two. He had second wife Elizabeth, and married third, 1709, Sarah Wheeler of Dedham. Ebenezer was killed by the Indians 21 July 1706, at Groton. Butler, in history 96, gives the name Leger, but that is only mistake of the author's handriting by the printing.

LAWRENCE SEAGER, LAWRENCE SEEGER, or LAWRENCE SEGER, came to Boston in the James from Southampton, 1635, a youth of 17, and no more is known of him.

RICHARD SEAGER, RICHARD SEEGER, or RICHARD SEGER, Hartford 1650, had Elizabeth, born in June of that year; also had Richard, John, and Ebenezer, who was drowned 1669. He was administered a freeman of Connecticut May 1657, and may have been of Stonington, for a good while. Son is mentioned in 1668, as adherence of the jurisdiction Rhode Island and the Connecticut (Stonington), a freeman of 1669, has not his name. His wife Elizabeth was indicted 1663 for "familiarity with Satan," and practised witchcraft but though the jury found her in March guilty of the familiarity, the wiser Court set her free in May 1666, "the verdict of the jury not answered to the indictment legally." After this, probably the family removed to Rhode Island where, I presume, the devil had less power or impudence. To Elizabeth Seager in his will of 25 July 1655, John Moody of Hartford gave £25, and it may be supposed therefore, that the mother of this children was his sister. The time of his death is unknown.

RICHARD SEAGER, RICHARD SEEGER, or RICHARD SEGER, Windsor 1672, perhaps son of the preceding, removed before 1683, to Simsbury, where he died 14 March 1698. Next month at the probate office his children were named Elizabeth, aged 14; John, 12; Joseph, 7; and Abigail, 1.

RICHARD SEALIS, or RICHARD SELLICE (as Lothrop writes it), Scitute 1635, by first wife whose name is unknown, had daughters born in England. Hannah, who married 15 October 1638, John Winchester of Hingham, and Esther, who married 20 November 1639, Samuel Jackson; joined the church 24 December 1637, was Deacon, married second wife Eglin Hanford, that had twice been widow, mother of Reverend Thomas Hanford and sister of good Timothy Hatherly, the founder of the town; and died probably 1656, at least his inventory is of 26 March in that year but the date of his will 17 September 1653. In that he gave, besides his own daughters to Eglin Hanford, daughter of his wife.

JOHN SEARCH, Boston, a weaver, administered habitant 3 May 1641, of the church 19 September following as was his wife Catharine, 29 January next, a freeman 18 May 1642, and lived 1662. Another wife Ann, says Farmer, died 11 May 1674, in 85th year.

ALEXANDER SEARLE, Salem, by wife Mary, had Robert, born 6 August 1657; Mary, 22 February 1660, who died young; Abigail, who died 16 January 1663, probably very young; and Alexander, 25 May 1664.

ANDREW SEARLE, Ipswich, or Rowley, perhaps both, born it is said, about 1616, was of Kittery 1668, there clerk of the writs, went back to Rowley, and there died 7 November 1670.

ANDREW SEARLE, Kittery, probably son of the preceding. Dwelt there 1674, 6, and after

DANIEL SEARLE, Boston, a gentleman of large estate married Deliverance Tyng, daughter of Edward Tyng, had Daniel, born 29 October 1666, baptized 2 June following died young; and Samuel, born 16 October 1668; removed to Barbados 1669, where, I suppose, his property lay. He is scrupulously called Colonel or Esq. both in records of town and church, and in private correspence Governor.

EDWARD SEARLE, Warwick, married widow Joan White, sister of Edmund Calverly, had Edward, and was living 1679. A son of his wife by her former husband went home probably to England.

EDWARD SEARLE, Warwick, son of the preceding, married 21 February 1671, Ann, widow of John Lippit the second, removed to Cranston, and probably had a family as the name there is common.

JOHN SEARLE, Springfield, married 19 March 1639, Sarah Baldwin, had John, born 30 March 1641; and died 11 August following. His widow married 28 April next, Alexander Edwards; his will, of 21 December 1640, being probated 8 days before this marriage.

JOHN SEARLE, Boston, married 16 November 1661, Catharine Warner, widow perhaps of Thomas, had John, born 19 November 1664; may have removed 1668 to Dover, or been of Stonington 1670, a freeman of Connecticut 1673, yet not joined to church before 1677.

JOHN SEARLE, Northampton, son of the first John Searle, married 3 July 1667, Ruth Jones, daughter of William Jones, who died 20 November 1672, had a child that died 25 March 1668, without name on the record; John, born 11 March following who died in few days; John, again, 6 August 1670; besides another born the day of its mother's death, who died very soon. Second wife Mary North, daughter of John North, he took 10 or 30 May 1675, had James, 12 February 1676; Mary, about 1678; Ebenezer, 9 January 1680; Ruth, 17 December 1681; Sarah, 28 February 1684; Nathaniel, 3 May 1686; Lydia, 22 August 1688; was a freeman 1690, and died 3 October 1718. His widow died 5 November 1726.

ROBERT SEARLE, Dorchester, administered an inhabitant 9 June 1662, by wife Deborah, who died 2 March 1714, had Nathaniel, born 9 June 1662; Salter, 26 June 1664; Esbon, 24 February 1669, died young; Robert, 2 July 1671; Esbon, again, 18 March 1674; Deborah, 4 April 1677; and Jabez, 13 March 1679, was town clerk Blake says, 16 years; and died 7 February 1717.

THOMAS SEARLE, Salem, by wife Damaris, had John, born 30 October 1666; Mary, 6 May 1668; and Thomas, 5 August 1674.

WILLIAM SEARLE, Kittery, perhaps brother of the first Andrew Searle, may have been the town clerk instead of above.

WILLIAM SEARLE, Rowley 1689, probably son of the preceding, by wife Deborah, had William, born 1690. Of this name, in 1829, two had been graduates at Harvard, two at Yale, and six at other New England Colleges.

DANIEL SEARS, Boston, mariner, had wife Mary, who died when he was abroad, administration was given February 1652 to John Sunderland for him.

JOHN SEARS, Woburn, had been of Charlestown 1639, and was one of the earliest at Woburn 1640, a freeman 2 June 1641; had first wife Susanna, who was administered of the church 2 February 1640, and died at Woburn 29 August 1677; and in less than three months he married Esther Massey, who died 14 August 1680, and 80 days after, he married Ann, widow of the first Jacob Farrar; but he had no children. Early as 1654 he was engaged in eastern settlement, and next year sold Long Island in the beautiful bay of Casco.

KNYVETT SEARS, Yarmouth, son thought to be eldest, of Richard Sears of the same, married Elizabeth Dimmock, perhaps daughter of Thomas Dimmock of Barnstable, had Daniel, born 1682; Richard, 1684; and died in England 1686, says family tradition.

PAUL SEARS, Yarmouth, brother of the preceding, married Deborah Willard, daughter of George Willard of Scituate, had Samuel, born 1663; Paul; John, 1677; besides several daughters whose names are not seen; and died 1707.

RICHARD SEARS, Yarmouth, said, in family tradition to have come, with spelling of Sayer, to Plymouth 1630, then aged 40, there, certainly was taxed 1633, and Felt gives him grant of land 1638 at Salem; but there he did not long stop, if he ever lived; by wife Dorothy, married 1632, it is said, in family Genealogy with surname of Thacher, but who she was unknown, had Knyvett, born 1635; Paul, 1637; and Silas, 1639, probably others; and died 1676. His widow died 1680. She was younger than her husband. Deborah, his daughter married 1659, Zechariah Paddock.

SILAS SEARS, Yarmouth, son perhaps youngest, of the preceding, had Silas; Thomas, born 1664; Hannah, December 1672; lived then at Eastham, and probably had other children; presumed to be Richard, Joseph, Josiah, Elizabeth, and Dorothy; was Representative 1685, 6, and, after the overthrow of Andros, 1689, 90, and 1, and died by family tradition 1697.

THOMAS SEARS, Newbury, married 11 December 1656, says Coffin, Mary Hilton, alias Downer, which I do not understand, had Mary, born 30 October 1657; and Rebecca, posthumous 5 November 1661; and he died 16 or 26 May preceding.

CALEB SEVER, Roxbury, son of Robert Sever of the same, married 15 December 1671, Sarah Inglesby, or Sarah Ingoldsby, who died 31 January 1709, had Caleb, born 31 March 1673; Elizabeth, 20 January 1676; Nathaniel, 6 October 1677, died at 11 years; Nicholas Sever, 15 April 1680, Harvard College 1701; Thomas, 10 March 1682; Sarah, 1 August 1686; and died 6 March 1713.

JOSHUA SEVER, Roxbury, twin brother of the preceding, married 28 February 1678, Mary, widow of Joseph Pepper, had Joshua, born 18 February 1679; and Mary, widow 29 March 1683; and his wife died 22 May following; and by another wife Mary, had Mary, 15 August 1684; and Ebenezer, 1 August 1687; was a freeman 1690.

NATHANIEL SEVER, Roxbury, brother of the preceding, had John, born 18 August 1671; and Sarah, who died soon; and he fell at Sudbury fight, 21 April 1676.

ROBERT SEVER, Roxbury, took oath of supremacy 24 March 1634, at London, and came in the Mary and John that year, and here married 10 December following, Elizabeth Allard as the town record says, called Ballard in church record (unless we should read Bullard), had Shubael, born 31 January 1640; Caleb, and Joshua, 31 August 1641; who all were baptized no doubt, since father and mother were members of the church, but the earliest baptism on its record is of 26 December 1641; Elizabeth, baptized 19 November 1643; Nathaniel, 8 February 1646; Hannah, 6 February 1648, died soon; and Hannah, again, 13 October 1650, who died at 3 years; and his wife died 6 June 1657. another wife died 1669, and he died 13 May 1683, aged 74.

SHUBAEL SEVER, Roxbury, son of the preceding, married 7 February Hannah Wilson, daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, had Robert, born 7 June 1670; Joseph, 1 June 1672; Hannah, 1 September 1674; Abigail, 23 July 1677; Shubael, 10 October 1679; and Thankful, 6 April 1684. His wife died 13 February 1722, and he died 18 January 1730, aged 90, the gravestone says. Often this name was writen without a, and Honorable Nicholas and Honorable William were by Farmer called of this family but I see not evidence. Nine of this name had been graduates at Harvard in 1818, and one at Dartmouth

JOHN SEAVERNS, JOHN SEAVERN, or JOHN SEABORN, Boston, tailor, by wife Mary, had Elizabeth, born 21 October 1642, baptized in August 1644, when the mother joined the church; Mary, 15, baptized 22 September 1644; Deborah, 26 February 1646, baptized 11 March following, died in few days; was of artillery company 1654.

SAMUEL SEAVERNS, SAMUEL SEAVERN, or SAMUEL SEABORN, Charlestown, married 23 February 1666, Sarah Grant, daughter of Christopher Grant, was a mariner, sold his land in Boston 1672; but no more of him is known.

SAMUEL SEAVERNS, SAMUEL SEAVERN, or SAMUEL SEABORN, Watertown, brought from England, probably by a widowed mother who offered him to baptism 28 November 1686, married 20 December 1699, Rebecca Stratton, daughter of John Stratton, had Elizabeth, born 20 October 1700; Sarah, 19 January 1703; Samuel, July 1706; Rebecca, 21 February 1710; and Abigail, 7 March 1712; and he died 10 November 1714. Elizabeth married 23 October 1719, Jonas Warren; and Rebecca married 6 May 1730, Peter Ball.

JOHN SEAVY, Portsmouth, perhaps son of William Seavy, married 29 July 1686, Hannah Philbrook, widow of Joseph Walker, daughter of John Philbrook of Hampton.

NATHANIEL SEAVY, and THOMAS SEAVY, were, perhaps, brothers of the preceding, and united with him and father in praying, 1690, for jurisdiction of Massachusetts.

THOMAS SEAVY, Newcastle, New Hampshire, perhaps brother of the preceding, at Isle of Shoals in 1663, died 15 March 1708.

WILLIAM SEAVY, Portsmouth, one of the Company by Massey sent over in 1631, was constable at Isle of Shoals 1655, much engaged In the fishery, and selectman 1657, and died 1671. His property was large, by inventory of 13 December amounted to £631, 7, 8, and in April following his widow Elizabeth had administration.

JOHN SEBBORN, JOHN SIBBORNE, JOHN SEBORNE, or JOHN SEABORN, Boston, by wife Mary, who joined our church 10 August 1644, had Elizabeth, baptized next day; Mary, 22 September following about 7 days old; and Deborah, 1 May 1646, about 4 days old.

PETER SECCOMB, Medford, perhaps son of the first Richard Seccomb, married 25 February 1702, Hannah Willis, daughter of Stephen Willis, had Willis, born 30 April 1704, died under 21 years; John, 30 July 1706, died next year; John Seccomb, again, 25 April 1708, Harvard College 1728, minister of Harvard; Charles, 15 January 1710, died under 21 yrs; Thomas, 16 August 1711; and Joseph Seccomb, Harvard College 1731, minister of Kingston, a celebrated witness; and died 8 September 1756. His widow died 15 December 1760.

RICHARD SECCOMB, Lynn 1660, died 1694, had Noah; Richard; Peter, born 1678; and Susanna.

RICHARD SECCOMB, Medford, son probably of the preceding, by wife Ann, had Jonathan, born 17 September 1710; Ann, 17 September 1712; and Dorothy, 24 January 1715.

THOMAS SECCOMB, brother probably of the preceding, married Rebecca Willis, daughter of Stephen Willis, may have lived at Lynn.

ROBERT SEDGWICK, Charleston 1636, probably came 1635 in the Truelove, aged 24, though in the custom house record the name appears Jobert instead of Robert. Joined the church with wife Joanna, on 27 February 1637, and was made a freeman 9 March following when he was appointed Captain for the town by our Court and chosen next month Representative and after for sixteen Courts more. His neighbor Captain Edward Johnson, in Wonder work. Providence chapter 26 of book ii., the most valuable of that curious volume assures us, that he was "nurst up in London's Artillery garden;" and our record shows, that he was one of the founders of our art, Councellor 1638, its Captain 1640, commander of the castle 1641, head of the regiment of Middlesex 1643, and last, Major-General of the Colony, soon after called by O. Cromwell to military, served with John Leverett (after our Governor) for his second and before long time sent to Jamaica, recently conquered. There he died 24 May 1656. Joanna, the General's widow was living 1667 at Stepney, near London. By her he had Samuel, baptized 31 March 1639; and Hannah, 14 March 1641; besides William, and Robert, who probably were his children and Sarah, born certainly in England as may have been these sons. Certainty is beyond our reach, because record of town is imperfect, and the church record of baptisms from 20 September 1642 to 4 July 1658 is a totally sad blank space. Our Charlestown soldier, in letters of November 1655, prayed leave to come from Jamaica to London, recommends his wife and five children to the kindness of the Lord Protector, and we have only to regret, that his pathetic appeal was disregarded. Frothingham, 135-9, is copius and correct. Sarah became second wife of Governor Leverett. Whether she were sister or daughter might be disputed and this point that Mather ought to have elucidated is confused by him. Yet high is the probability if her death 2 January 1705 is accompanied with correct statement that she was 74 years old, that she was born in England, and was eldest child of the distinguished soldier.

ROBERT SEDGWICK, Charlestown, son of the preceding, as confidently is presumed, born probably in England, by wife Sarah, had William, born 9 June 1676; and Sarah, 19 December 1677. He died on a return voyage from Jamaica, leaving trifle estate of which administration was given to his widow Sarah, 26 April 1683.

SAMUEL SEDGWICK, brother of the preceding, was of Charlestown not long, but chiefly lived at London, had wife Elizabeth, probably hoped to obtain some reward for service of his father but long before his marriage he was witness to the will, 17 June 1657, of Jonathan Wade of our Ipswich, then at London, and it is curious, that his signature was probated in England by his widow 1 December 1683, then aged only 33 years, and she says he was her husband six years "Citizen and clothworker of London," he calls himself in a deed of 20 May 1667, whereby he sold his house and land in Charlestown to Francis Willoughby.

SAMUEL SEDGWICK, Hartford, only child of William Sedgwick of the same, married 1689, Mary Hopkins, daughter of Stephen Hopkins of the same, had Samuel, born 22 August 1690; Jonathan, 29 March 1693; Ebenezer, 25 February 1695; Joseph, 16 May 1697; Stephen, 17 March 1701; Abigail, 23 February 1703; Mary, 1 July 1705; William, 29 June 1707; Elizabeth, 10 December 1708; Thankful, 3 November 1710, died under 10 years; Mercy, 18 January 1713; and Benjamin, 7 November 1716; and died 24 March 1735. His widow died 4 September 1743. He was grandfather of the Honorable Theodore Sedgwick, speaker of the house of Representative in Congress of the U.S. about 65 years since, and after a Judge of S.J.C. in Massachusetts and progenitor of many amiable and distinguished writers that have adorned the name in our country.

WILLIAM SEDGWICK, Hartford, son of the first Robert Sedgwick, may have been born in England, married Elizabeth Stone, youngest daughter of Reverend Samuel Stone, had Samuel, born 1667; but he had probably been ruined in morals by serving in the army of England, and after many years of abandonment of his wife as she alleged in petition for division May 1673, the General Court of Connecticut October 1674, released her from the "unchristian bondage." She married John Roberts, but though she had son John, was not much better sorted with the new husband yet lived with him, 1695, on Long Island. Of son little more is known except that he sold, 7 September 1668, all right in estate of his father to Francis Willoughby. Yet an obscure report was circulated that he died on return from the West Indies to Boston.

JAMES SEDLEY, was, says Farmer, early settler at Weymouth; but I know nothing of him.

JOHN SEELEY, Fairfield, perhaps son of Robert Seeley, married before 1691, Sarah Squire, daughter of George Squire.

NATHANIEL SEELEY, New Haven 1646, son of Robert Seeley, married at Fairfield, 1649, or earlier, Mary Turney, daughter of Benjamin Turney, removed to Fairfield, was a freeman 1657; married second wife late in 1674, or early next year Elizabeth, widow of Obadiah Gilbert, former widow of Nehemiah Olmstead, served as Lieutenant in Philip's war, 1675, and was killed at the head of his Company in the great swamp fight, 19 December. A grant was made next year to his widow. Nine children all, I presume, by first wife were left, Nathaniel, Robert, Benjamin, Joseph, John, Mary, Sarag, Phebe, and Rebecca.

OBADIAH SEELEY, Stamford, probably son of Robert Seeley, married the widow of John Miller of Stamford, but died 1657, leaving widow and children Obadiah, Cornelius, and Jonas.

ROBERT SEELEY, Watertown, probably came in the fleet with Winthrop for his request of administration was in October 1630, and he took the oath of a freeman 18 May following, was employed as surveyor 1634, and in 1636 removed to Wethersfield, was next year a Lieutenant in the Pequot war, perhaps short time at New Haven 1639, and in 1646 had leave to go home, but in few years was again here, and in 1654 led the force of New Hampshire raised for service under Sedgwick and Leverett against the neighboring Province of New Netherlands, that was happily prevented by restoration of peace in Europe. He was at Saybrook 1662, Stratford 1663, and the same year at Huntington, on Long Island in the head of the military, but at New York after its conquest. And there died. His widow Mary had administration 19 October.

WILLIAM SEELEY, Isle of Shoals, perhaps brother of John Seeley of the same, was of grand jury 1656, died at Saco, 1672, says Folsom, 188, who tells, that his daughter Emma married John Ruel, and Dorcas married James Gibbins, junior in 1668.

HENRY SEKER, or HENRY SECKER, a youth of 8 years who came in the Speedwell from London, arriving at Boston 27 July 1656, perhaps was he that settler at Newton with name of Seager.

JOSEPH SELDEN, or JOSEPH SELDON, Hadley, son of Thomas Selden the first, married 1677, Rebecca Church, daughter of Deacon Edward Church of Hatfield, had Rebecca, born 1678; Esther, 1680, died next year; Joseph, 1682; removed to Deerfield, there had Thomas, 1684; and Hannah; but in few years was back at Hadley, and had Mary, 5 March 1689; Esther, again, 2 May 1691; Samuel, 17 May 1695; removed once more to Lyme, there purchased large estate and partition, in Haddam, had Sarah, baptized 20 July 1712; and died before 1 February 1725, when this estate was divided by their own act to three sons: Joseph and Thomas of Hadley and Samuel of Lyme; with five daughters Rebecca, wife of James Wells; Mercy, wife of Isaac Spencer; Esther, wife of Jabez Chapman; Hannah, wife of Daniel Brainard, all of Hadley, and Sarah Selden of Lyme.

THOMAS SELDEN, or THOMAS SELDON, Hartford 1639, a freeman 1640, had Thomas, baptized 31 August 1645; John, who died May 1650; Mary, 26 March 1648 or 9; Esther, 3 March 1650, died next year; Joseph, 2 November 1651; Hannah; and Sarah; and died before the end of 1655. His will, of 14 August names widow Esther, who married Andrew Warner, and all the five children removed to Hadley. The mother died 1693; Hannah, infirm, died 1695; and Mary married 12 December 1666, John Taylor.

THOMAS SELDEN, or THOMAS SELDON, Hadley, son of the preceding, married Felix Lewis, daughter of William Lewis the second of Farmington, had John, born 16 June 1675; Thomas, 12 November 1677, who was killed on that terrible 29 February 1704, at Deerfield; and Ebenezer, 2 March 1679 or 80; and died at honorable age, 24 November 1734. His widow was living 1738. Sometimes this name, of who twelve had been graduates at Yale, two at Dartmouth, none at Harvard in 1848, is seen under perversion as Selding.

THOMAS SELLAN, or THOMAS SELLEN, Ipswich, allowed as inhabitant by the General Court 11 June 1663, though they had order, 1 April preceding, that no person should go to plant there except those already gone. Possibly he removed before 1638 to Braintree, at least no more at Ipswich can be heard of him; and at Braintree, a record of death is seen, 3 December 1642, of Thomas Sellem, who may seem to be this man.

DAVID SELLOCK, DAVID SELLICK, DAVID SILIECK, or DAVID SELLECK, Boston, soapboiler, by wife Susanna, had David, born 11 December 1638; Jonathan, 20 May 1641; John, 21, baptized 23 April 1643; Nathaniel, 18, baptized 27 July 1645; Joanna, 11 December 1647; Elizabeth, 1 February 1652; and Susanna, 1653, who died soon; and he died 1654, in Virginia. His inventory of 6 December in that year shows fair estate in sum, yet very little beyond debts. How his name was perverted to Zullesh may be seen near the end of this volume.

DAVID SELLOCK, DAVID SELLICK, DAVID SILIECK, or DAVID SELLECK, Boston, merchant, eldest son of the preceding, traded to Barbados 1663.

JOHN SELLOCK, JOHN SELLICK, JOHN SILIECK, or JOHN SELLECK, Stamford, brother of the preceding, a freeman 1670, was rich and enterprising master of a vessel to England taken May 1689 by the French, and never came home, yet his estate was not administered before 5 March 1700. By wife Sarah Law, daughter of Richard Law, he had Sarah, born 22 August 1669; David, 27 December 1672; Nathaniel, 7 April 1678; John, 7 June 1681; Susanna, 2 February 1683; and Joanna, 31 May 1686. His widow died 8 November 1732.

JONATHAN SELLOCK, JONATHAN SELLICK, JONATHAN SILIECK, or JONATHAN SELLECK, Stamford, elder brother of the preceding, married Abigail Law, daughter of Richard Law, had Jonathan, born 11 July 1664; David, 27 January 1666; and John Sellock, Harvard College 1690, but he and the other children with the mother all died before the father, who died 10 January 1713. By his will he gave "the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew books" to Reverend John Davenport, who had married 1695, Martha, the widow of his son John, daughter of Nathan Gould. He had been active in business, was innholder 1665, freeman 1667, Lieutenant, Captain and at last Major, Representative 1670, and again 1675.

NATHANIEL SELLOCK, NATHANIEL SELLICK, NATHANIEL SILIECK, or NATHANIEL SELLECK, Boston, youngest brother of the preceding, was apprentice to David Evans, who in his will of 30 June 1663, left him £10 if he faithfully discharge his indenture. My conjecture is, that this is the name given as Lellock by the careless penman who copied the book used as a record of births in Boston before 1690.

WILLIAM SEMOND, Boston, by wife Ann Barrell, daughter of George Barrell, had Hannah, born September 1640, who is named in the will of grandfather Barrell.

SAMUEL SENDALL, Boston, first was at Newbury, as in his will he says, "Edward Rawson brought me into this country." By wife Joanna, had Joanna, baptized 21 September 1651, who married John Hunlock; and Mary, born 13 March 1653, who died young. Another wife Elizabeth, in his will of 29 September 1684, probated 8 October next, described as "singularily comfortable, and good wife and yokefellow," was provided for by the contract of marriage 4 October 1684; yet he gave something to her and also to her daughter Abigail W. though most, of course, to his daughter Hunlock and children . The widow had been third wife of John Warren, and found another husband in John Hayward, the notary, and a fourth in Phineas Wilson of Hartford.

SAMUEL SENDEN, Marblehead, a petitioner 1668, against imposts, a freeman 1684.

JAMES SENSION, JAMES SENTION, JAMES SENCHION, or JAMES ST. JOHN, Norwalk, son probably of the first Matthew Sension, married 31 December 1673, Rebecca Picket, daughter of John Picket of Stratford, propounded as a freeman 1674, died probably before 1688, yet may have had several children.

MARK SENSION, MARK SENTION, MARK SENCHION, or MARK ST. JOHN, Norwalk, son of Matthew Sension the first, supposed eldest, perhaps born in England, married Elizabeth Stanley, youngest daughter of Timothy Stanley, had Elizabeth, born 6 December 1656; Sarah, 18 January 1659; perhaps others; was a freeman 1664, constable 1669, Representative 1672. He took second wife probably in January 1693, Dorothy Smith, widow of Francis Hall, daughter of Reverend Henry Smith, and had been widow of John Blakeman; and died 12 August following. For her fourth husband the widow took Deacon Isaac Moore, first of Farmington, after of Norwalk.

MATTHEW SENSION, MATTHEW SENTION, MATTHEW SENCHION, or MATTHEW ST. JOHN, or MATTHIAS SENSION, MATTHIAS SENTION, MATTHIAS SENCHION, or MATTHIAS ST. JOHN, Dorchester 1634, a freeman September of that year, removed probably in 1638 to Windsor, was one of the first settlers at Norwalk, about 1654, there died 1669, after 11 October the date of certification by the constable (who was his son Mark), making return of the freeman of the town. Besides him, he left Matthew, Samuel, James, and several daughters

MATTHEW SENSION, MATTHEW SENTION, MATTHEW SENCHION, or MATTHEW ST. JOHN, Norwalk, son of the preceding, in 1672 had several children of who one was Matthew, and he, I believe, gave the same name to one in the fourth generation.

NICHOLAS SENSION, NICHOLAS SENTION, NICHOLAS SENCHION, or NICHOLAS ST. JOHN, Windsor, thought to be younger brother of the first Matthew Sension, came, at the age of 13, in the Elizabeth and Ann from London, 1635, was of Windsor in 1640, so that we may suppose, he had been at Dorchester, and removed with him. He was administered a freeman 1657, and died 1689, leaving no children.

SAMUEL SENSION, SAMUEL SENTION, SAMUEL SENCHION, or SAMUEL ST. JOHN, Norwalk, brother of James Sension, married September 1663, Elizabeth Haite, daughter of Walter Haite, had Sarah, born January 1665, who died at 20 years; Thomas, October 1666; and Elizabeth, April 1673; was propounded a freeman 1667, and died 14 January 1684.

JOHN SENTER, Boston, married 27 March 1651, Mary Muzzey, possibly meaning Matthews. He took second wife 11 January 1661, Hannah Read, daughter of Robert Read.

ALEXANDER SESSIONS, Andover, a freeman 1677, married 24 April 1672, Elizabeth Spofford, daughter probably of John Spofford of Rowley, had John, born 1674; Alexander; Timothy; Samuel; Nehemiah; Josiah; and Joseph; and died 26 February 1689.

EPHRAIM SEVERANCE, EPHRAIM SEVERNS, Salisbury, son of John Severance, married 9 November 1682, Lydia Morrill, daughter of Abraham MorrilI, had Abigail, born 29 August 1683; Mary, 2 July 1685; Lydia, 15 January 1687; Ephraim, 2 December 1689; Dinah, 3 September 1692; Ebenezar, 9 November 1694; Sarah, 7 February 1698; and Jonathan, 21 April 1700.

JOHN SEVERANCE, JOHN SEVERNS, Salisbury, one of the original proprietors, a freeman 17 May 1637, before that town was settled; by first wife Abigail, had Samuel, born 19 September 1637, who died young; Ebenezer, 7 March 1639 (who died 1667, unmarried in his will of 22 August 1665 given three brothers and two sisters all his estate); Abigail, 7 January 1641, died in few weeks; Abigail, again, 25 May 1643; Mary, 5 August 1645; John, 24 November 1647; Joseph, 14 February 1650; Elizabeth, 8 April 1652, died soon; Benjamin, January 1654; EIizabeth again, 17 June 1658, died at four years; and his wife died 17 June 1658, as did a twin died five days after. His second wife was Susanna, widow of Henry Ambrose, and he died 9 April 1682, having made his will two days before. Mary married December 1663, James Coffin of Nantucket.

JOHN SEVERANCE, JOHN SEVERNS, Salisbury, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Ebenezer, born 19 September 1673; Abigail, 6 May 1675; John, 22 September 1676; and Daniel, 3 June 1678; removed to Suffield, there had Mary, 14 July I681; and Joseph, 26 October 1682; removed to Deerfield, where Abigail died 1691, and Daniel was killed by the Indians 1694; and he removed to Bedford before 1709, given his Deerfield lands to son Joseph.

EDWARD SEWALL, or EDWARD SEWELL, or EDWARD SEAWELL, Salem, married 3 July 1671, Sarah Hale, had Elizabeth, born 27 June following; and Edward, 14 July 1674; probably removed to Exeter 1677, died 1684.

HENRY SEWALL, or HENRY SEWELL, or HENRY SEAWELL, Newbury 1635, had lived 1623 at Manchester, England it is said, also that he was eldest son of Henry Sewall, Mayor of Coventry, and baptized 8 April 1576. His wife, Coffin calls Ann Hunt, but in Colony record her name is Ellen, and his only child was Henry, old enough to be sent over a year before his father but perhaps he was son of an earlier wife than this brought from England. No doubt the son would better have been pleased had the father continued at home, for he was dissatisfied with every body and thing, soon separating from his wife, disturbed the church of Ipswich before he moved to Newbury, thence he removed to Rowley, there died 1657, more than 80 years old. That he was insane, is the natural conclusion, and the acts of government were injudicated. See Colony record I. 163, 233, and 286, besides the full relatives in Coffin, 61.

HENRY SEWALL, or HENRY SEWELL, or HENRY SEAWELL, Newbury, only son of the preceding, came, at the age of 20, in the Elizabeth Dorcas, 1634, was first at Ipswich, but with early settlers went to Newbury next year; married 25 March 1646, Jane Dummer, eldest child of Stephen Dummer, had gone home with father and mother of his wife and resided short time at Warwick, next at Tunworth, 4 miles from Basingstoke, in Hants, where was born his first child Hannah, 10 May 1649, and near Basingstoke had Samuel Sewall, 28 March 1652, baptized there 4 May following Harvard College 1671, the venerable Chief Justice. Before the rite was solemnized Rashley, who had, a dozen years earlier, been a member of our Boston church preached a sermon, though it was on a Tuesday, as in his autobiography the Judge delights to tell, removed to Baddesly, in the same shire, about 4 miles from Rumsey, he had John, 10 October 1654, baptized Wednesday, 22 November following; Stephen, 10 or 19 August 1657; and Jane, 25 October 1659. He had, however, made another voyage to New England to look after his father and before the birth of this last named child came on his third visit, and next year sent for his family. The wife with her five children landed at Boston, July 1661, after six weeks passage in the Prudent Mary, Captain Woodgreen, and all were carried five days after to Newbury. There he had Ann, 3 September 1662; Mehitable, 8 May 1665; and Dorothy, 29 October 1668. He was a minister in England but I do not so marked him, for he never officiated here; but a letter to our Governor from the Lord Protecter; Richard, the wiser son of Oliver, during his brief exaltation 23 March 1659, fully proves it; and growing from personal acquaintance it is well worth perusing in Hutchinson I. appendix xii. He died 16 May 1700, and his widow died 13 January following. Near all that have borne the name in our land are descendants. Hannah married 24 August 1670, Jacob Toppan, and died 12 November 1699; Jane married 24 September 1677, Moses Gerrish, and died 29 January 1717; Ann married 10 November 1678, William Longfellow, and next, Henry Short, had both Longfellows and Shorts; Mehitable married 13 November 1684, William Moody, and died 8 August 1702; and Dorothy married 10 September 1691, Ezekiel Northend.

HENRY SEWALL, or HENRY SEWELL, or HENRY SEAWELL, Newbury, son of John Sewall, married 1 January 1707, Elizabeth Titcomb, daughter of Benaiah Titcomb, had Sarah, born 20 September 1708, died soon; Stephen Sewall, Harvard College 1731; Sarah, again, 21 August 1711; Mary, 25 August 1713; Elizabeth 4 August 1715; and Hannah; and died 29 June 1760.

JOHN SEWALL, or JOHN SEWELL, or JOHN SEAWELL, Newbury, son of Henry Sewall the second, born in England, married 27 October 1671, Hannah Fessenden of Cambridge, probably sister of the first Nicholas Fessenden, had Hannah, born 21 December 1675, died soon; Hannah, again, 26 December 1677, who married Reverend Samuel Moody of York; John, 10 April 1680; Henry, 7 September 1682; Stephen, 17 January 1685; Samuel, 9 April 1688; Nicholas, and twin children who died soon, 1 June 1690; and Thomas, 5 March 1693, who died at college 18 July 1716, as by Harris's Epit. 52. He died 8 August 1699, and his widow married Jacob Toppan, who had been husband of the sister of her husband, and died 4 April 1723.

JOHN SEWALL, or JOHN SEWELL, or JOHN SEAWELL, Newbury, son of the preceding, married Esther Wiggleswowrth, daughter of Reverend Michael Wigglesworth, had probably no children, and died 25 February 1712. His widow married 21 October 1713, Abraham Toppan.

JONATHAN SEWALL, or JONATHAN SEWELL, or JONATHAN SEAWELL, Boston, merchant, son of the first Stephen Sewall, died in early life, but was father of that Jonathan Sewall, distinguished as adherence of the royal cause in 1774, author of Massachusettensis, whose mother was his second wife Mary Payne; by her also he had two daughters, and by his first wife Elizabeth Alford, daughter probably of Benjamin Alford, who died 11 September 1723; had two daughters and died November 1731.

JOSEPH SEWALL, or JOSEPH SEWELL, or JOSEPH SEAWELL, Boston, son of Samuel Sewall the first, ordained 16 September 1713, colleague with Reverend Ebenezer Pemberton at the Old South Church, married 29 October following Elizabeth Walley, daughter of Honorable John Walley, had Samuel Sewall, born 2, baptized 8 May 1715, Harvard College 1733; Joseph, 13, baptized 19 July 1714, died next month. That Samuel was father of the excellent Samuel Sewall, born 11 December 1757, Harvard College 1776, the third Chief Justice given by this family to the Court of highest civil and criminal jurisdiction In Massachusetts. His wife died 27 October 1756, and he died 27 June 1769, after having the opportunity for declining 1724, to be President of Harvard College, the honor of who election was ascribed to his piety by a competitor of more learning than decency or discretion, who solaced his mortification in defeat by the happiness of his sneer.

MITCHELL SEWALL, or MITCHELL SEWELL, or MITCHELL SEAWELL, Salem, brother of Jonathan Sewall, married 10 May 1729, Mary Cabot, daughter of John Cabot, had Catharine, Margaret, and Mary; and by second wife married 10 June 1743, Elizabeth Price, had Elizabeth, Stephen, and Jonathan.

NATHANIEL SEWALL, or NATHANIEL SEWELL, or NATHANIEL SEAWELL, Newbury, a pauper youth, murderer 1644, by his master, William Franklin, who met the just reward. See Winthrop II. 184.

NICHOLAS SEWALL, or NICHOLAS SEWELL, or NICHOLAS SEAWELL, York, son of the first, married Mehitable Storer, daughter of Samuel Storer, had Samuel, born 8 November 1714; John, 6 July 1716; Hannah, 12 February 1719, who died a widow 25 January 1810; Thomas, 2 May 1721; William, 26 April 1723; Mehitable, 13 March 1725; Henry, 26 March 1727; Jane, 29 May 1729; Sarah, 1 July 1731; and Stephen Sewall, 24 March 1734, Harvard College 1761, professor of Hebrew etc. at the same. He was a tanner, and died about 1740.

SAMUEL SEWALL, or SAMUEL SEWELL, or SAMUEL SEAWELL, Boston, eldest son of the second Henry Sewall, born in England at Horton, near Basingstoke, County Hants, was baptized at the church of Boston, taught his rudiment at Rumsey school, and came with his mother at 9 years of age to our country, administered a freeman 1678, artillery company 1679, of who he was Captain 1701, a supervisor of the press 1681, and printed with his own hand the catechism, chosen an Assistant 1684 to 6, when Charter was abrogated and again, on its restoration 1689 to 92, and named of the council in new Charter by King William and Mary under advise of Increase Mather, of which list he was the last survivor when he withdrew 1725; was made a Judge of the Supreme Court 1692, and one of a special, but unlawful, commission with others under Deputy-Governor Stoughton for trial of the witches; several years Judge of Probate and died 1 January 1730. For his partaking in the doleful delusion of that monstrous tribunal at Salem, that caused the death of so many innocents, he suffered remorse for long years with the highest Christian magnanimonius supplication for mercy on the Lord's day, in the open congregation though less tenderness of conscience was shown by a very religious magistrate, the chief in that cause. See Hutchinson II. 61. He may also claim the honor of being one of the earliest in exertions against domestic slavery, and in answer to him on of his associated judges published defence. By his first wife Hannah Hull, only surviving child of John Hull, the mintmaster, married 28 February 1676, he had John, born 2, baptized 8 April 1677, who died next year; Samuel, 11, baptized 16 June 1678; Hannah, 3, baptized 8 February 1680, who died unmarried at 44 years; Elizabeth, 29 December 1681, baptized 1 June following; Hull, 8, baptized 13 July 1684, died young; Henry, 8, baptized 13 December 1685, died in few days; Stephen, 31 January baptized 6 February 1687, died in few months Joseph Sewall, 15, baptized 19 August 1688, Harvard College 1707; Judith, 13, baptized 24 August 1690, died soon; Mary, 28 October baptized 1 November 1691, another child 7, baptized 13 August 1696, died soon; Sarah, 21, baptized 25 November 1694, died young; one more, in 1696, died very soon; and Judith, again, 2, baptized 4 January 1702; so that only six of the fourteen children grew to maturity. A second wife Abigail Meylen, daughter of Jacob Meylen, who was widow of William Tilley, as she had been widow of James Woodmansey, married 29 October 1719, died 26 May following, and a third wife married 29 March 1722, Mary Shrimpton, daughter of Henry Shrimpton, widow of Robert Gibbs, oulived him; but neither had brought him children. Elizabeth married 17 October 1700, Grove Hirst, and died 10 July 1716; Mary married Samuel Gerrish, and died 16 November 1710; and Judith, married 12 May 1720, Reverend William Cooper, and died 23 December 1740. Folly has never been gratified by any tradition more than the story of the marriage of this Judge Sewall as Hutchinson I. 178, tells, that he record with his first wife "as commonly reported thirty thousand pounds in New England shillings." Easy was it for credulity to accept the addition to that tale, that she was put into the scales against an equal load of her father's coin. Slight arithmetic would prove, that father and daughter together would scarcely balance one tenth of the silver; so that if we strike out one of the cyphers from that 30000, and assume that dollars were the true read instead of pounds, it might be less marvel. if equally ridiculous, probably he was the richest man in the Province at his death yet he left no will, and his administrators saw no use in return of inventory. Amicable partition, no doubt, was sufficient for the heirs.

SAMUEL SEWALL, or SAMUEL SEWELL, or SAMUEL SEAWELL, Brookline, son of the preceding, married 15 September 1702, Rebecca Dudley, eldest daughter of Governor Joseph Dudley, had Hull, born 19 July 1703, died in few months; Rebecca, 30 December 1704, though Boston record then gives Samuel, who followed and Hannah, Mary, Henry, and John, but all died before their father who lived to 27 February 1751. His widow died 14 April 1761.

SAMUEL SEWALL, or SAMUEL SEWELL, or SAMUEL SEAWELL, York, son of the first John Sewall, by wife Lydia Storer, not Sarah Storer (as Alden calls her), had John, born 14 August 1712, died at 3 years; Dummer, 12 February 1715, died at 21 years; Lydia, 24 January 1717; Mary, 30 May 1718, died soon; Mary, again, 29 February 1720; and Hannah, 22 January 1722; and by second wife married 28 November 1723, widow of Joseph Titcomb of Newbury, daughter of Samuel Batchelder of Reading, whose baptized name is not seen, had seven sons: Samuel, born 14 September 1724, who lived unmarried to great age; John, again, 5 May 1729; Joseph, 3 September 1731; Moses, 22 July 1733; David Sewall, 7 October 1735, Harvard College 1755; Dummer, 17 December 1737; Henry, 7 February 1740; Sarah and Jane, twins that died young, and he died 28 April 1769. His widow died 4 February 1790, aged 92.

SAMUEL SEWALL, or SAMUEL SEWELL, or SAMUEL SEAWELL, Boston, eldest son of Stephen Sewall the first, a merchant married 1 January 1717, Catharine Lee, widow of Henry Howell, daughter of Reverend Samuel Lee, probably had no issue. But her two young children by Howell were drowned 8 January 1727, through breaking of the ice on the river while son was in England and he probably required celebrity Dr. Watts to write a letter of condolence to his wife that has been printed in Genealogical Registrar I. 91. Poor Cotton Mather had married their aunt and was made administrator on estate of their father, thereby caused great trouble to himself and unjust delay to the orphanson Sewell was Representative several times after coming home, and died 5 May 1757.

STEPHEN SEWALL, or STEPHEN SEWELL, or STEPHEN SEAWELL, Newbury, youngest son of Henry Sewall the second, born in England, married 13 June 1682, Margaret Mitchell, daughter of Jonathan Mitchell, the matchless, had, Eliot says, 17 children though I see account of only ten: Margaret, born 7 May 1687; Samuel, 24 November 1689; Susanna, 24 October 1691; Jonathan, 7 February 1693; Jane, 10 February 1695; Mehitable, 21 May 1697; Mitchell Sewall, 29 October 1699, Harvard College 1718; Henry, 25 October 1701, died under 20 years; Stephen Sewall, 18 December 1704, Harvard College 1721, the Chief Justice who died unmarried 10 September 1760; and Benjamin, 6 April 1708; died 17 October 1725; and his widow died 20 January 1736. Of his daughters Margaret married 11 November 1714, as his second wife John Higginson; Susanna married 22 October 1713, Reverend Aaron Porter; Jane married Reverend William Cooke; and Mehitable married Thomas Robie. After 1686 he lived at Salem. Great service this Stephen rendered in 1704, as head of the volunteers in a successful expedition against the pirate Quelch, who with five of his companions were hanged.

THOMAS SEWALL, or THOMAS SEWELL, or THOMAS SEAWELL, Springfield, had a daughter born 5 January 1649, who died in 3 weeks; and Abigail, 14 March 1650, and removed soon after but to what place is hard to decide, perhaps was at Wickford 1674; and wholly uncertain whence he came; and the spelling on record is Sewill. Widely spread the name has not been in our country, though none more honored for graduates in 1849 at Harvard counted twenty-two, none at Yale, and one at Dartmouth.

CALEB SEWARD, Guilford, son of William Seward, married 14 July 1686, Lydia Bushnell, daughter of the second William Bushnell of Saybrook, had Daniel, born 1687, died next year; Lydia, 1689; Caleb, 1692; Thomas, 1694; Noadiah, 1697; removed to Durham, and had Ephraim, 6 August 1700, the first born of that town; and Ebenezer, 1703. He died 2 August 1728; and his widow died 1753.

EDWARD SEWARD, Ipswich 1637, may have gone home, and been a soldier in the great civil war 1643, and was servant in the garrison of Chichester, County Sussex, when he made his will, gives property to kinsmen and friends at Selsey and Chichester, but he came to our country again, in 1650 was of Guilford, and died a few years after.

GEORGE SEWARD, Guilford, was one of the original covenants 1668 at Branford, removed it is supposed last to Newark, New Jersey. Perhaps he was brother of William Seward.

JOHN SEWARD, Guilford, eldest son of William Seward, married 25 June 1679, Abigail Bushnell, eldest daughter of the second William Bushnell, had Abigail, born 1680, died young; John, 1682; William, 1684; Hezekiah, 1687; Abigail, again, 1689; Daniel, 1692; Deborah, 1694; Jedediah, 1696; and Temperance, 1698; and he died 5 December 1748, nearly 95 years old. His widow died 1750.

JOSEPH SEWARD, Guilford, brother of the preceding, married February 1681, Judith Bushnell, daughter of the second William Bushnell, had Joseph, born 1682, died soon; Judith, 1684; Mary, 1686, died soon; Joseph, again, 1687; and Mary, again, 1690; was a physician at Durham, and died 14 February 1731. His widow died 1740.

ROBERT SEWARD, Exeter 1639, perhaps was brother of the preceding, and resident of Portsmouth 1649.

WILLIAM SEWARD, Taunton 1643, whose name is by Baylies, II. 267, called Edwards, was of New Haven 1651, and married 2 April of that year Grace Norton, daughter of Thomas Norton of Guilford, had Mary, born 28 February 1652; and soon after removed to Guilford, there had John, 14 February 1654; Joseph, 1655; Samuel, 20 August 1659, died young; Caleb, 14 March 1662; Stephen, 6 August 1664; Samuel, again, 8 February 1667, died at 22 years, in few days after his father; Hannah, 8 October 1670; and Ebenezer, 13 December 1672; was a Lieutenant and Representative 1673 and 4, had good estate, and died early in 1689, aged about 62. His will was of 29 March of that year. Mary married John Scranton, but died before her father leaving three children; Hannah married Joseph Hand. Stephen outlived his father but died without children before his youngest brother who died 19 October 1701, by kick of a horse. Sometimes this name is Seaward.

FRANCIS SEYLE, as given by Farmer for a freeman of 13 May 1640, so printed by me in the earlier Edition of Winthrop's history and thus approved by Paige and Shurtleff in their lists, was not satisfactory and with great confidence I changed the letters to Lyle in the Ed. of Winthrop 1853, after Severe scrutiny of the original writing in the record It seems almost certain, that it stands for Francis Lyall, the surgeon. See that name.

JOHN SEYMOR, JOHN SEIMOR, JOHN SEAMOR, or JOHN SEAMER, Hartford, son of Richard Seymor, a freeman 1667, married Mary Watson, daughter of John Watson of Hartford had John, born 12 June 1666; Thomas, 12 March 1669; Mary, November 1670; Margaret, 17 January 1675; Richard, 11 February 1677; Jonathan, 10 January 1679; Nathaniel, 6 November 1680; and Zachary 10 January 1685.

MATTHEW SEYMOR, MATTHEW SEIMOR, MATTHEW SEAMOR, or MATTHEW SEAMER, Norwalk, son of Thomas Seymor, was a Lieutenant 1718.

RICHARD SEYMOR, RICHARD SEIMOR, RICHARD SEAMOR, or RICHARD SEAMER, Hartford 1639, but not an original proprietor, removed 1652 to Farmington, next to Norwalk, there was a selectman 1655, and died 25 November leaving Thomas, Richard, John, and Zechariah, perhaps Mary, and Elizabeth, born June 1650; and widow Mercy, who married 22 November 1656, John Steele, as his second wife. In Genealogical Registrar XII. 197, this name is mistaken for Seger, as Mr. Porter says. I presume his sister Mary Seymor married 29 September 1644, Thomas Gridley.

RICHARD SEYMOR, RICHARD SEIMOR, RICHARD SEAMOR, or RICHARD SEAMER, son of the preceding, was of Farmington, in the list of a freeman 1669, by wife Hannah, daughter of Anthony Howkins, had Samuel; Ebenezer; Jonathan, baptized 17 April 1687; and daughters Hannah; and Mercy, baptized 14 January 1683.

THOMAS SEYMOR, THOMAS SEIMOR, THOMAS SEAMOR, or THOMAS SEAMER, Norwalk, son of Richard Seymor the first, was probably born in England, married January 1654, Hannah Marvin, daughter of Matthew Marvin, had Hannah, born 12 December following; Abigail, January 1656, who married 16 November 1676, Thomas Picket of Stratford; Mary and Sarah, twins September 1658; Thomas, September 1660; Mercy, November 1666; Matthew, May 1669; Elizabeth, December 1673; and Rebecca, January 1676; was a freeman 1668.

ZECHARIAH, Hartford, brother of the preceding, was of Farmington, among a freeman of 1669, had daughters Mary, born 1689; Elizabeth and Abigail, twins 1692; and Ruth, 1669; died 1702, aged 60. Of this name, in 1834, Farmer notes in MS, eleven had been graduates at Yale, and five at other New England Colleges, but none at Harvard or Dartmouth.

WILLIAM SHACKFORD, or WILLIAM SCACKFORTH, Dover 1662-72, was of the grand jury 1682, and a Captain, probably 1696, perhaps had a family.

ELIAS SHADDUCK, or ELIAS CHADDOCK, Windsor, married Hannah Osborn, daughter of John Osborn, had only child Hannah, who married 14 March 1692, Benjamin West, and died 26 May 1676. His widow married 6 March 1678, Benjamin Eggleston.

MICHAEL SHAFLIN, Salem, a tailor, from Salisbury, County Wilts, embarked April 1635 at Southampton in the James, may first have been of another town, but in 1637 had grant of land at Salem; a freeman 18 May 1642, had Catharine and Sarah by wife Elizabeth, who is among members of the church 1639, and she may be not the same, called Alice in his will of 5 April 1686, probated 19 May 1687, made executrix with gift of his estate in fee, paying in four years after his death (that occurred 12 December 1686), six pounds to each of the daughters Catharine King, and Sarah Stone; but who were husbands of those daughters is not known.

ISAAC SHAKESPEAR, may be the name of a soldier, killed by the Indians at Northampton, 28 September 1675, as in that account of Reverend Mr. Russell to our General Court of which Coffin's valuable history 389, 90, gives copy. Uzackabee Shacksbee is the name on town record as Mr. Judd assured me, and he is designated as Praisever Turner's man. Possibly he was a friendly Indian, not a few of who enjoyed the advantage of bearing arms in our cause; but certain it is very unlike an England or even Christian name.

MICHAEL SHALER, MICHAEL SHALLOR, MICHAEL SHALIER, MICHAEL SHAILER, MICHAEL SHAYLER, or MICHAEL SHALLER, Boston, a freeman 1690.

THOMAS SHALER, THOMAS SHALLOR, THOMAS SHALIER, THOMAS SHAILER, THOMAS SHAYLER, or THOMAS SHALLER, Haddam, propounded for a freeman 1671, removed to Killingworth, there had Nathaniel, born 16 December 1677; went back to Haddam and had more, and Goodwin (who makes him marrying 1673, Alice Spencer, daughter of Jared Spencer, widow of Thomas Brooks), gives other children as Thomas, about 1674; Abel; Timothy; and Ann; but does not name Nathaniel. However he says, he sailed for the West Indies 1692, and was lost at sea.

RICHARD SHANNON, Portsmouth 1689, married Abigail Vaughan, daughter of William Vaughan, had Cutt and Nathaniel, and descendants of distinction are numerous.

ALEXANDER SHAPLEIGH, ALEXANDER SHARPLEY, or ALEXANDER SHAPLEY, Kittery 1642, had some years before been agent, probably of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and so may be thought to have come from Devonshire. Had Catharine, who married perhaps in England James Treworthy; Nicholas, and other children; all, it may be, born in his native land. He soon went home, and died there before 1650.

BENJAMIN SHAPLEIGH, BENJAMIN SHARPLEY, or BENJAMIN SHAPLEY, New London, mariner, son of Nicholas Shapleigh, married 10 April 1672, Mary Picket, eldest daughter of John Picket, had Ruth, born 24 December following; Benjamin, 20 March 1675; Mary, 26 March 1677; Joseph, 15 August 1681, who died young; Ann, 31 August 1685; Daniel, 14 February 1690; Jane, 1696; and Adam, 1698, died young; and died 3 August 1706, in 56th year if the credit of the gravestone leads us to believe he was the second, not first Benjamin of his father.

JOHN SHAPLEIGH, JOHN SHARPLEY, or JOHN SHAPLEY, Kittey, perhaps son of Alexander Shapleigh, was Sergeant 1659; killed by the Indians 29 April 1706, as Penhallow tells, when his son was taken by them to Canada, and treated very cruelly. Niles relates the same matter with slight difference of date. See 3 Massachusetts history Collection VI. 275.

NICHOLAS SHAPLEIGH, NICHOLAS SHARPLEY, or NICHOLAS SHAPLEY, Boston, perhaps brother of Alexander Shapleigh, had Benjamin, born September 1645, perhaps his youngest, lived after at Charlestown, was a Captain, and died 15 February 1663. His will, of 21 January 1662, probated 7 September 1663, gave to his wife "the house In who Mr. Roswell lives," who was, of course, one of the best in that town, mentioned the sons Nicholas, Joseph, and Benjamin, and made Honorable Richard Russell an overseer. For bequest of a share in his estate to son Joseph, is attached a curious condition--"in case he married Sarah Nichols, daughter of Randall Nichols." His widow Ann died 26 March 1687, in 80th year. She and her son Joseph acted as executors.

NICHOLAS SHAPLEIGH, NICHOLAS SHARPLEY, or NICHOLAS SHAPLEY, Kittery, son of Alexander Shapleigh, born in England, a man of eminence was first of Portsmouth, sold his estate there in December 1644, chosen Treasurer of the Province of Maine 1649, Captain in 1653, Major in 1656, superseded in 1663 by William Phillips, being in 1662 a magistrate next to the right worshipful Henry Josselyn. He had wife Alice, no children went home probably seven years later, and lived long, yet came not again to our side of the ocean, I presume, but died in England 1681 or 2. His name is not included with those the royal commissioners honored in given office, who might seem to prove his absence though special reason may be, his tenderness for Quakers.

NICHOLAS SHAPLEIGH, NICHOLAS SHARPLEY, or NICHOLAS SHAPLEY, Charlestown, son of Nicholas Shapleigh the first, was a Major, dismissed In July 1669, by the Country Court, from that office, as a Quaker, but his nearer neighbor continued to trust his goodness, made him Representative 1696, and he probably had son of the same name, and no little hesitation is felt in distinguishing one from the other.

JOHN SHARP, Boston, by wife Martha, had Robert, born 1665; and probably others. He was son of Robert Sharp, lived at Muddy River now Brookline, was Lieutenant of that Company of Wadsworth at Sudbury fight, April 1676, that was nearly cut off to a man. A letter of his, writen few weeks before his death in Genealogical Registrar X. 65, is worth reading. Dr. Pierce, in his history of the town, says, "the son of this Lieutenant Sharp afterwards lost his life in an expedition against the Indians in Canada."

JOHN SHARP, Cambridge, merchant had wife Elizabeth, who died 9 March 1699, in her 25th year as the inscription of her gravestone is given by Harris, who tells no more of him.

ROBERT SHARP, Braintree, came in the Abigail, perhaps, 1635, from London, aged 20, had John, born 12 March 1643, and may have been at Rehoboth the same year, but certainly bought in 1650, with Peter Aspinwall, the large farm of William Colborn at Muddy River; had Mary, baptized at Roxbury, 5 December 1652, and elder daughter Abigail, born about 1648. He died January 1655, his inventory in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 276, being of 19th of that month, though Farmer had it July 1653; and his widow Abigail, became second wife of Nicholas Clap.

SAMUEL SHARP, Salem 1629, came, with Reverend Samuel Skelton, in the George Bonadventure, embarked in April of this year, with a duplicate of the Charter of the Colony by the Governor and Assistant of Massachusetts betrusted to him, and they appointed him to be of the council to Captain John Endicott, Governor of their plantation with three ministers Higginson, Skelton, and Bright, besides the two Browns, John, and Samuel, and Thomas Graves, the engineer. But as they were required to be under oath, and that was probably never administered (see Endicott); and as he was chosen an Assistant at the General Court in London, 20 October following (when Winthrop was chosen Governor in lieu of Cradock then resigned) but never took the oath of qualification being on our side of the water, and Ludlow was chosen in his place, at the Court 10 February after I have not given him the designation of that ranking after the government was transfered hither, he desired administered as a freeman 19 October 1630, and was administered 3 July 1632, but had been made ruling elder, probably in 1630, after death of Houghton. By wife Alice, he had Elias, baptized 1 January 1637; Edward, 14 April 1639; Mary, 28 June 1640; Experience, a daughter 19 September 1641; Nathaniel, 10 November 1644; and Hannah, 1647; besides the eldest, Abigail (perhaps by a former wife), who married October 1647, Thomas Jeggles. He died says Bentley, 1658; but Felt thinks, 1656; and his widow died 1667.

THOMAS SHARP, Boston, chosen an Assistant 20 October 1629, in London, when the new Governor Winthrop was chosen, and they came together in the fleet of 1630. On 3 January following his only daughter (as from the language of Governor Dudley may be inferred) was taken from him, and his house burned 16 March after so that we may not blame, however we regret, his leaving our country forever, embarked 1 April with Sir Richard Saltonstall and his family to go home.

GEORGE SHARSWOOD, New London 1666, had George and William, perhaps not twins baptized 2 April 1671; Mary, 1672; and Catharine, 1674. He died 1 May of that year, and his widow married 1678, George Darrow; and Mary married Jonathan Hill.

WILLIAM SHARSWOOD, New London, son of the preceding, by wife Abigail, had Jonathan, George, and Abigail, all baptized September 1700; and he died before 1705, when George Polly of Philadelphia had married his widow. Yet he had other sons William, and James.

JOHN SHATSWELL, JOHN SHOTSWELL, JOHN SATCHELL, or JOHN SATCHELLS, Ipswich 1633, was fined, 3 September by our General Court for distemper in drink, but 5 years after, half of the fine was remitted and he was much more correct in deportment, died 1647, and his will was probated 30 March. It names wife Joanna, son Richard, brother Theophilus, brother Curwin, and sister Mary Webster, wife of John Webster. His widow married John Green of Charlestown, outlived him, and died 17 April 1673.

JOHN SHATSWELL, JOHN SHOTSWELL, JOHN SATCHELL, or JOHN SATCHELLS, Ipswich, son of Richard Shatswell, married 20 June 1684, Sarah Younglove, daughter of the second Samuel Younglove of the same, had John, born 1 April 1685, died soon; John, again, 17 March 1687, died young.

RICHARD SHATSWELL, RICHARD SHOTSWELL, RICHARD SATCHELL, or RICHARD SATCHELLS, Ipswich, son of the first John Shatswell, born probably in England, by wife Rebecca, perhaps, had Mary, who died September 1657; Sarah, born 19 August 1658; Richard, who died 28 January 1664; Ann, born 21 February 1666; Richard, again; John, and Hannah, or Joanna, perhaps both; and he died 13 July 1694. Sarah married a Rindge.

RICHARD SHATSWELL, RICHARD SHOTSWELL, RICHARD SATCHELL, or RICHARD SATCHELLS, Ipswich, son of the preceding, died 16 May 1698, leaving wife Elinor, who was of Daniel Cheney, and only child Richard.

THEOPHILUS SHATSWELL, THEOPHILUS SHOTSWELL, THEOPHILUS SATCHELL, or THEOPHILUS SATCHELLS, Ipswich 1642, was at Haverhill 1646, but back to Ipswich in 1648, had wife Susanna, and died 1668. He may have been father of a William, who died there about 1663.

SAMPS SHATTON, as in the valuable history of Rhode Island by Arnold, this name is given four times out of five to the man commonly named Shotten.

JOHN SHATTUCK, Watertown, eldest son of William Shattuck the first, married 20 June 1664, Ruth Whitney, eldest daughter of John Whitney of the same, had John, born 4 June 1666, who was, with his first born child John, killed by the Indians at Groton, 8 May 1709; Ruth, 24 January 1668; William, 11 September 1670; and Samuel. He was in Captain Beers's Company at Squakeag fight, 4 September 1675, and ten days after was drowned in crossing Charlestown ferry; and his widow married 6 March 1677, Enoch Lawrence of Groton.

PHILIP SHATTUCK, Watertown, brother of the preceding, physcian, married 9 November 1670, Deborah Barstow, daughter of William Barstow of Dedham, had Deborah, born 11 October 1671, died in few days; Philip, 26 January 1673, died young; Susanna, 6 August 1675; Ann, 8 December 1677; and his wife died 4 or 24 November 1679. On 11 February following he married Rebecca Chamberlain, had Joseph, 12 August 1681, died at 2 years; Rebecca, 10 March 1683; Benjamin, 17 March 1685; Joseph, again, 6 March 1687; Nathaniel, 14 January 1689; Isaac; Amos, 19 March 1695; Sarah, 26 October 1696; Theophilus; and Philip, again, 19 October 1699, both baptized 14 (not 15, as Bond tells, who was Monday) April 1700; and died 26 June 1722. His will, of 29 January probated 30 August following made Isaac executor, names both of his sons, Philip, and other children; and his widow died 1728.

SAMUEL SHATTUCK, Salem, a feltmaker, son of that widow Damaris, who married Thomas Gardner the first, was born in England about 1620, administered of the church 1642, but excommunicated after many years for a Quaker, and fined 1669 for entertaining Thomas Maule, another of that sect, and banished. On pain of death; went home, and came back with order, I exult in saying, from Charles II for cessation of such prosecution. Who was his wife is unknown but her name was Grace, and he had children Samuel, born 7 October 1649; Hannah, 28 August 1651; Damaris, 11 November 1653; Mary, 14 March 1655; Priscilla, 1 May 1658; Return, 16 August 1662; Retire, 28 March 1664; and Patience, 18 November 1666. Six daughters were married, Hannah to John Somes of Boston; Damaris to Benjamin Pope of Salem; Mary, to Benjamin Trask of Beverly; Priscilla, 26 April 1694, to Hugh Nichols of Salem; Return, 14 September 1688, to John Saunders; and Patience, 29 July 1689, to John Smith of Salem.

SAMUEL SHATTUCK, eldest child of the preceding, hatter, married 24 July 1676, Sarah Bucknam, daughter of the first William Bucknam of Malden, had Samuel, born 7 September 1678, who died before his father John, 13 March 1680; and Margaret; and died after making his will, 22 December 1722, probated 25 March following.

SAMUEL SHATTUCK, Watertown, youngest son of William Shattuck, by wife Abigail, had Abigail, born 17 October 1686; Samuel, 16 February 1689; and Martha, 11 April 1694.

WILLIAM SHATTUCK, Watertown 1642, by wife Susanna, had Susanna, born 1643; Mary, 25 August John, 11 February 1647; Philip, 1648; Joanna; William, 1653; Rebecca, 1655; Abigail, 1657; Benjamin, died young; and Samuel, 28 February 1666. He died 14 August 1672, aged 58, in his will of 11 days preceding, spelling his name Shathock, names all the ten children. His widow married 18 November 1673, Richard Norcross, as his second wife and died 11 December 1686. Descendants are very numerous. Susanna married 12 April 1661, Joseph Morse, and next, 5 July 1678, John Fay, and for third husband William Brigham; Mary married 14 February 1662, Jonathan Brown; Joanna died 4 February 1673, unmarried; Rebecca married 7 February 1672, Samuel Church; and Abigail married 17 October 1678, Jonathan Morse, and next, Joshua Parker of Groton.

WILLIAM SHATTUCK, Boston, shoemaker, administered an inhabitant 1652, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 8 July 1654; and Exercise, 12 November 1656; became a Quaker, and after failing to be instructed by whipped and prison, was banished and went to Shrewsbury, New Jersey. There his daughter Hannah married 6 November 1674, Restore Lippincot, and had numerous children.

WILLIAM SHATTUCK, Watertown, son of the first William Shattuck, weaver, married Susanna Randall, daughter of Stephen Randall, had Elizabeth, born 3 November 1684; William, about 1686; Benjamin Shattuck, 30 July 1687, Harvard College 1709; Joanna; Mary, baptized 13 April 1690; Abigail; Joseph, born 9 October 1694, died next week; Jonathan, 16 October 1695; Robert, 1 January 1698; and Moses, 1 November 1703. His wife died 8 May 1723, and he died 19 October 1732. Farmer notes, that four of this name had, in 1829, been graduates at Harvard and three at Dartmouth.

GEORGE SHAVELIN, Charlestown 1635, but not inhabitant next year. Frothingham, 84.

ABRAHAM SHAW, Dedham 1638, had probably lived at Watertown some years before, at least his house and goods were burned there October 1636, as told in Winthrop I. 200, was a freeman 9 March 1637. He had that year grant of half the coal and iron to be found in common lands and this would more stimulate his curiosity than increase his wealth, had he not died the next year and in 1639 his administrators sold the estate at Dedham. Of children we hear the names, Joseph, John, Mary, and Martha; and to Joseph, with Nicholas Byram, who had married one of the daughters was entering the administration under the will, of which the abstract is given in Genealogical Registrar II. 180. Descendants perhaps through both sons are found in the neighborhood.

ANTHONY SHAW, Boston, married 8 April 1653, Alice Stonard, perhaps daughter of John Stonard, had William, born 21 January 1654, died at 2 months; William, again, 24 February 1655; and Elizabeth, 21 May 1656; but no descendant is known.

BENJAMIN SHAW, Weymouth, son of John Shaw the first, by wife Hannah, had Susanna, born 6 February 1699; and, perhaps, if our record did not fail soon after that date, we might read several more.

BENONI SHAW, Plympton, son of Jonathan Shaw, married Lydia Waterman, daughter of John Waterman, had Lydia, born 1697; John, 1699; Mary, 1700; Margaret, 1701; Elkanah, 1703; Jonathan, 1704; Moses, 1705; Benoni; Benjamin and Hannah, twins 1715; Rebecca and Abigail, twins; Phebe; and a daughter without name; and he died 5 March 1751; and his widow died 25 July 1657.

EDWARD SHAW, Duxbury 1632, according to Winsor may be the same, as Folsom found at Saco, where his wife Jane was whipped for slander, and the year before was of Scarborough, accounted Southgate, 26; and there in few years he died, for his son Richard, after residing some years as heir, sold his estate 1662.

FEARNOT SHAW, Boston, blacksmith 1671, son of Joseph Shaw the first of Weymouth, married Bethia Leager, daughter of Jacob Leager, had Jacob, born 6 November 1672; and John, 30 March 1678.

GEORGE SHAW, Eastham, son perhaps of Jonathan Shaw, married 8 January 1690, Constance Doane, daughter of Daniel Doane of the same, had Elkanah, Rebecca, George, Hannah, John, and Jonathan; and died 2 May 1720.

ISRAEL SHAW, Salem, son of William Shaw, claimed share of common lands in right of proportions of 1661, so late as 1713, and no more is known of him, except that he married Elizabeth Booth, and had Israel, born 16 December 1698; and Susanna, 29 September 1703.

JAMES SHAW, Plymouth 1643, son of the first John Shaw, probably born in England, married 24 December 1652, Mary Mitchell, daughter of Experience Mitchell, had James, born 6 December 1654, and two daughters.

JOHN SHAW, Plymouth 1632, or some years before, brought from England wife Alice and children John, James, Jonathan, and Abigail, who married Stephen Bryant, and died 24 October 1694. He was one of the purchasers of Dartmouth 1652; his wife died 6 March 1655, at Plymouth and he became one of the first settlers at Middleborough 1662. His son John went unmarried to England.

JOHN SHAW, Boston, a butcher, artillery company 1646; by wife Martha, had John, born 16 May 1646, probably died soon; John, again, 1648; Samuel, 4 November 1651, died at 10 months; Martha, 16 September 1655; and Joseph, 11 November 1657; made provisions for annuity to himself and wife Elizabeth, 1670, and died 23 July 1687. He may be the same, who was called a fisherman in the list of contributors 1657 to build the "townhouse" of Boston.

JOHN SHAW, Weymouth, son of Abraham Shaw, born in England, by wife Alice, who outlived him, had Elizabeth, born 26 February 1656; Abraham, 10 October 1657; Mary, 24 March 1660; Nicholas, 23 March 1662; Joseph, 15 April 1664; Alice, 6 July 1666; Hannah, 7 April 1668; Benjamin, 16 June 1670; Abigail, 15 July 1672; and Ebenezer, 24 April 1674; besides John, probably his first born before the date of perfect records. I ought to mention that some slight uncertain is felt, whether this man was son of Abraham Shaw, since Weymouth record show, that one

JOHN SHAW there married 7 June 1658; Sarah Waters, and he may have been son of Abraham Shaw, and this husband of Alice have been brother of Abraham. However, as he named his eldest, or second son Abraham (who served as a soldier on Connecticut river March 1676), my assumption may be good.

JOHN SHAW, Malden, a tailor, had John, born 16 December 1667, and wife in 1670, Hannah, who died 8 April 1674; and he married 12 August following Elizabeth Ramsdell.

JOHN SHAW, Stoningon 1670, probably eldest son of Thomas Shaw the same, was born at Charlestown, and joined the church of Reverend James Noyes at Stonington 1677.

JOHN SHAW, Rehoboth, had Priscilla, born 22 June 1680; and Ann, 15 March 1682. probably he removed from Weymouth after 1676, for none of this name is earlier found at Rehoboth.

JOHN SHAW, Weymouth, son probably eldest child of John Shaw of the same, yet may have been son of Joseph Shaw, a freeman 1681, by wife Hannah, had John, born 16 December 1679, who probably died young; Abraham, 14 February 1685; Hannah, 26 April 1687; John, again, 20 January 1690; Mary, 5 May 1691; and Benjamin, 25 July 1693.

JOHN SHAW, Weymouth, perhaps cousin of John Shaw the second of the same, and son of John or Joseph, but of who I am ignorant, by wife Judith, had Elizabeth, born 26 September 1687; Joseph, 11 January 1692; Judith, 4 May 1693; and Abigail, 17 July 1695; perhaps others. Whatever doubt of identification as to one or another John of Weymouth is felt, it is indisputed that Reverend John Shaw, great grandson of Abraham Shaw, Harvard College 1729, had four sons who were ministers viz.: Oakes Shaw, Harvard College 1758, father of Honorable Lemuel Shaw, Harvard College 1800, thirty years, Chief Justice of Massachusetts; Bezaleel Shaw, Harvard College 1762; William Shaw, Harvard College 1762, minister of Marshfield, and father of other ministers; besides Harvard College £2, for the late William Shaw, the large-hearted founder of the Boston Athenaeum.

JONATHAN SHAW, Plymouth 1654, son of the first John Shaw, by him brought from England, married 22 January 1657, Phebe Watson, daughter of George Watson, had Hannah; Jonathan, born 1663; Phebe; Mary; George; Lydia; Benjamin and Benoni, twins 1672, of who the former died young; but whether all, or how many, of these were born by that wife or when she died we are ignorant. Yet it is known that he had second wife Persis Dunham, widow of Benajah Pratt, and daughter of Deacon John Dunham. He may have lived at Duxbury, or Eastham, part of his days. Hannah married 5 August 1678, Thomas Paine, junior of Eastham; Phebe married John Morton; Mary married 1687, Eleazer Ring; and Lydia married 4 April 1689, Nicholas Snow.

JONATHAN SHAW, son of the preceding, by first wife Mehitable Pratt, had Jonathan, Phebe, Persis, Mehitable, James, Hannah, Elizabethm Priscilla, Abigail, and Samuel, it is said, and this wife died 1712. By second wife Mary Darling, married 16 November 1715, he had Rebecca, born 1718; and though his residence, or date of death are unknown, his widow we are told, died 9 March 1754, aged 80.

JOSEPH SHAW, Dedham 1636, son of Abraham Shaw, brought from England by his father, a freeman 22 May 1639, removed soon after death of his father to Weymouth, had Joseph, born 14 July 1643; John; and others, not named of who Fearnot was one; died 1653 at Weymouth before records of that town are visible. His will is abstracted in Genealogical Registrar V. 303.

JOSEPH SHAW, Boston, cooper, married 1 December 1653, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Souther, and died 12 days after and the widow married 16 August following John Blake.

JOSEPH SHAW, Hampton, son of Roger Shaw, married 26 June 1661, Elizabeth Partridge, daughter of William Partridge of Salisbury; had Abiel, born October 1662, who married Thomas Brown, and probably others.

JOSEPH SHAW, Charlestown, married 16 December 1664, Sarah Patten, perhaps daughter of William Patten; but nothing more is known of him, and it may be that he removed.

JOSEPH SHAW, Weyrmouth, probably son of John Shaw first of the same, a freeman 1691, by wife Judith, had Judith, born 4 May 1693; Abigail, 17 July 1695; and, perhaps, others after our transcript stops.

NICHOLAS SHAW, Weymouth, probably brother of the preceding, by wife Deborah, had Alice, born 13 April 1687; Nicholas, 7 May 1689; Joshua, 18 March 1692; John, 31 March 1696; Zechary, 7 May 1669; and, perhaps, more.

ROGER SHAW, Cambridge 1636, a freeman 14 March 1639, by wife Ann, had Esther, born June 1638; Mary, who died 26 January or February 1640; Mary, again, 29 September 1645; removed to Hampton, there had second wife Susanna, widow of William Tilton of Lynn, was Representative 1651 and 2, and died 29 May 1662, leaving son Joseph, Benjamin, and four daughters probably all by first wife.

THOMAS SHAW, Hingham 1637, removed before 1643, to Barnstable, though he did not sell his estate at Hingham before 1665, may have had no wife or children at least his will, of 25 June 1672, refers to none. Some have written the name Shae.

THOMAS SHAW, Charlestrown, perhaps had wife Mary, administetered of the church July 1645; had John, born 4 March 1648, whose baptism would fail to be found in the record having large gap after 1642; removed 1656 to New London, and in 1658 was of Stonington, made a freeman 1666, in the town list of 1669 called senior which permits us to suppose he had son of the name. The government of Connecticut in 1675 granted to his wife a hundred acres, so that we may presume he was late dead.

WILLIAM SHAW, Salem 1657, then was a servant of Thomas Palmer, married 23 November 1668, Elizabeth Fraile, daughter of George Fraile of Lynn, had Samuel, born 19 February 1670, died soon; William, 25 September 1672; Elizabeth, perhaps January 1677; Israel, July 1680; and in his will of 1 January 1722, probated 30 December 1726, he names another wife Mary, and other children besides those three, viz. Ebenezer, Daniel, Benjamin, and Margaret. Elizabeth had married a Stockwell. Of this name, the graduates in 1834 were marked by Farmer as fourteen at Harvard, one at Yale, and ten at the other New England Colleges. The first eight at Harvard were ministers.

EDMUND SHEAFFE, Boston, came from Cranbrook, County Kent, but when is unknown nor is any thing told of him, but that he married Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Sampson Cotton of London, had Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Sampson, but no dates of birth are given except 1650 for the last named child after death of his father.

JACOB SHEAFFE. Boston, came with his mother and Reverend Henry Whitfield, who married one of his sisters; went first to Guilford, where he was one of the seven pillars for constituting the church who to us appears strange, as he was so young, and unmarried, yet his relationship with the pastor will explain if not justify, this distinction. He was born at Cranbrook, in Kent, on the children registered there called son of Edmund Sheaffe, born 4 August 1616, and probably cousin of the preceding. In 1643 he removed to Boston, and was engaged soon to marry the only child of Henry Webb; and in the record of our General Court II. 46, we read this unusual favor: "Jacob Sheaffe and Margaret Webbe are permited to join in marriage though but twice published". He had Elizabeth, born 1 October 1644; Sarah, 14 September 1652; Ebenezer, 4 February 1654; a child whose name is not told, 25 July 1655; Mehitable, 28 May 1658; and Jacob, posthumous 23 July 1659. In 1648 he was chosen to the artillery company and the inscription on his tomb in the old graveyard tells, that he died 22 March 1659, aged 42, only children then living being Elizabeth and Mehitable. His widow married Reverend Thomas Thacher of Boston, long outlived him, and died 23 February 1694, in 68th year; Elizabeth married 7 September 1660, then under 16 years, Mr. Robert Gibbs, and 20 March 1675, married Jonathan Curwin, and died 29 August 1718; and Mehitable married Sampson Sheaffe. He seems to have the largest estate of any that hitherto, had daughter at Boston. His mother Joanna died at Guilford, July 1659.

SAMPS SHEAFFE, Boston 1672, merchant who in indenture of April 1673 calls himself of London, married Mehitable Sheaffe, daughter of Jacob Sheaffe, had Jacob, born 1677; and Sampson Sheaffe, 1681, Harvard College 1702, went, after 1685, to Newcastle, New Hampshire, and in that Province was collector of the customs, member of the council 1698, and Secretary, and Judge of the Supreme Court but came back to Boston and died 1724. From him most of the names in New Hampshire descends.

WILLIAM SHEAFFE, Charlestown, married 15 August 1672, Ruth Wood, perhaps daughter of Josiah Wood, had Mary, born 31 May 1673, baptized 14 December 1684; William, who died in the pestilence of 1677; besides Edward; William; and Mary, all baptized 13 January 1689; but why some were not earlier, I am ignorant, and he died 7 or 17 May 1713, aged 63. Of the son Edward, I think, had Edward; and the gravestone shows death of his wife Mary, 1 November 1748, aged 70; but she must have been third wife for a second marriage 2 March 1703 was Elizabeth Rand, widow of John Pinney, daughter of Thomas Rand; and William died 17 May 1718, and his son William died in October following. Among the early members of the church at Roxbury was a widow, son and Ellis, in history gives the names as of a man, with supply of goats and kids, probably before 1640, yet no light has been shed on either. She may have been mother of Jacob the first. Of this name, in 1839, ten had been graduates at Harvard and two at Yale.

THOMAS SHEARER, THOMAS SHERWOOD, Boston, tailor, married 18 April 1659, Hannah Bumstead, daughter of Thomas Bumstead.

JOHN SHEARMAN, Dartmouth, of which he was among early settlers, married Sarah Spooner, daughter of William Spooner, had children Timothy, Philip, Isaac, Ephraim, as is learned from his will of 19 June 1720, probated 21 May 1734, besides daughters Abigail Chase, and Hannah Shea, the husband’s of which are unknown to me. It made Philip and Timothy executors and mentioned his brother Peleg Shearman. But no information of the brother is obtained nor could I learn anything of descendants of John, yet it is well known they have been numerous. Always have I suspected that this name is the same as Sherman, even on our side of the water, but a large proportion of one branch being Quakers, the distinction was easily and harmlessly made by insertion of the first letter of our alphabet.

JOHN SHEARMAN, Marshfield, son of the first William Shearman. But see Sherman, as common the name is written.

JEREMIAH SHEARS, or JEREMIAH SHEERES, probably of York, married Susanna, widow of Nicholas Green, and no more is told of bim, but that he died 1664.

SAMUEL SHEARS, or SAMUEL SHEERES, Dedham, married 15 August 1658, widow Ann Grosse of Boston, probably as second wife, and resided in that part which became Wrentham, where he lived 1691, aged 64.

SAMUEL SHEARS, or SAMUEL SHEERES, Wrentham, son perhaps of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 1664; John, 1666; Mehitable, 1 February 1668; Solomon, 20 February 1670, who died at 19 years; Grace, 29 February 1672; and Judith, 17 June 1675; and his wife died 26 April 1704.

SAMUEL SHEARS, or SAMUEL SHEERES of Wrentham, married 27 October 1683, Elizabeth Heath, daughter of Isaac Heath of Roxbury.

WILLIAM SHEARS, or WILLIAM SHEERES, Boston, 1657, may have gone home, and come again in 1671, then printed Shoars.

JOHN SHEATHER, Guilford 1650, had John, born 15 August 1651; Mary, 14 March 1654; Samuel, 3 February 1658; Elizabeth, 8 January 1660; and Hannah, who married 1685, Thomas Hall; and he was buried 1 June 1670.

JOHN SHEATHER, Killingworth, son of the preceding, married 9 February 1679, Elizabeth Wellman, had Elizabeth, born 20 November following; Hannah, 25 November 1681; John, 23 March 1685; Susanna; and Rachel. His wife died 5 February 1718, and he died 12 May 1721.

SAMUEL SHEATHER, Killingworth, brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 1689; and Deborah, 1691. His widow married 29 October 1694, Robert Chapman of Saybrook.

DANIEL SHED, Braintree 1646, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 8 March 1648; Daniel, 30 August 1649; Hannah, 7 September 1651; John, 2 March 1655; Elizabeth and Zechariah, twins 17 June 1656; Sarah, 30 October 1658; and removed about 1660 to Billerica, there had Samuel, 13 August of that year; and Nathan, 5 February 1668. His younger daughters Susanna and Eunice, perhaps one, if not both of the younger sons were born by wife Elizabeth, who died 17 January 1700, and he died 27 July 1708. In the Colony record this name is printed Shode.

DANIEL SHED, Billerica, son of the preceding, a freeman 1690, married 5 July 1670, Ruth Moore, daughter of Golden Moore, had seven children and died 24 December 1690 of smallpox.

JOHN SHED, Billerica, brother of the preceding, married 1677, Sarah Chamberlain, daughter probably of William Chamberlain, had eleven children and died 31 January 1737.

ZECHARIAH SHED, Billerica, brother of the preceding, had wife Ann, and two children Hannah and Ages, all killed by the Indians 1 August 1692.

JOHN SHEDER, Guilford, by Ruggles called an early settler. 1 Massachusetts history Collection X. 92, is the same as Sheather, who see.

EDMUND SHEFFIELD, Roxbury 1641, married 17 April 1644, daughter of the first Richard Woody, had John, born 6, baptized 23 March 1645, removed to Braintree, there had Edmund, born 15 December 1646; Ann, 1 April 1649; Isaac, 15 March 1651; Mary, 14 June 1653, who died at 7 years; Matthew, 26 May 1655; Samuel, 26 November 1657; and Sarah, 6 June 1660; was freeman 1644; married second wife 5 September 1662, Sarah Beal, daughter of John Beal, widow of Thomas Marsh of Hingham, and had Mary, 26 June 1663, Nathaniel, 16 January 1666; and Deborah, 23 June 1667, who died 8 January 1691. Morse gave no account of the children.

FREDERICK SHEFFIELD, Portsmouth, Rhode Island was, perhaps, son of Joseph, but certainly among a freeman 1655.

ICHABOD SHEFFIELD, Dover 1658, may have removed to Portsmouth, Rhode Island and married Mary Parker, daughter of George Parker of the same, had Joseph, born 22 August 1661; Mary, 30 April 1664; Nathaniel, 8 November 1667; Ichabod, 6 March 1670; and Amos, 25 January 1673.

JOSEPH SHEFFIELD, Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1643, was, perhaps, brother of the preceding, and probably died before 1655, as his name is not seen on the list of a freeman.

JOSEPH SHEFFIELD, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of Ichabod Sheffield, married 12 February 1685, Mary Shrieve, perhaps daughter of Thomas Shrieve, had Joseph, born 2 November following; Mary, 8 November 1687; Elizabeth, 15 November 1689, died soon; Benjamin, 18 June 1691; Edward, 5 April 1694; William, 30 March 1696; and Elizabeth, 1 June 1691; was an Assistant 1699.

JOSEPH SHEFFIELD, Dover, son of William Sheffield, so late as 1735 had land laid out by meters and bounds that had been granted to his father in 1658; and died unmarried leaving good estate.

NATHANIEL SHEFFIELD, Sherborn, youngest brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Nathaniel, born 3 February 1727; Rachel, 30 March 1732; Ann, 15 March 1734, died at 9 years; Catharine, June 1737, died at 6 years; and Mary. He made his will 8 December 1752, died next month and his widow died 25 January 1754, aged about 53.

THOMAS SHEFFIELD, Boston, mariner, of who I know nothing but that in April 1663 he sold to Edward Cartwright, and bought more next year.

WILLIAM SHEFFIELD, Dover 1658, had removed to Hingham in Philip's war, and after to Sherborn, there died 6 December 1700. In history of Framingham, Barry gives his progeny, at Braintree, by wife Mary, he had Rachel, born 24 May 1660, who died young; and probably at Dover all these, Hannah, 18 April 1663; Daniel, 3 March 1665; William, 19 March 1667; Martha, 8 January 1669; Joseph, 3 March 1671; Tamosin, 25 May 1673; but at Hingham, Susanna, 11 December 1675; and probably at Sherborn Elizabeth, 28 November 1678; Nathaniel, 7 March 1681; Mary; and Rachel, again. He does not mention any second wife. Tamosin married Jonathan Adams; Susanna married 1 September 1697, Zuriel Hall; Mary married John Clark; and Rachel married and had family not mentioned.

WILLIAM SHEFFIELD, Sherborn, son of the preceding, married 30 May 1692; Hannah Bullard, probably daughter of Jonathan Bullard, had Hannah, born 24 November 1693; Isaac, 3 March 1697; William, 28 February 1699; Rachel, 12 October 1702; Sarah, 18 June 1708; and Mary, 27 November 1710.

EBENEZER SHELDON, or EBENEZER SHELDEN, Northampton, seventh son of the first Isaac Sheldon, married 16 December 1701, Mary Hunt, probably daughter of Jonathan Hunt, had Ebenezer, born 14 September 1702, killed by the Indians 27 June 1724; Miriam, 6 March 1704; Noah, 20 March 1706; Stephen, 2 February 1709; Catharine, 7 March 1711, died young; Aaron, 4 March 1713; Israel, 15 May 1715; Moses, November 1716; Esther, 12 March 1719; Elias, 13 March 1721; Jemima, 16 October 1722; and Mary, 8 December 1724; and died 18 March 1755. His widow died 12 November 1767, in 88th year.

GODFREY SHELDON, or GODFREY SHELDEN, Scarborbough 1660, had William and John, and died 1671. He was aged 65 when he made his will of 13 March 1664. Most of his property he gave to son William and his wife Alice, with charge to pay small sums to his brother John, each of his sisters as also to testator's wife Rebecca Scarlet (therefore probably not mother of his son) and to her brother Samuel Scarlet.

ISAAC SHELDON, or ISAAC SHELDEN, Windsor 1640, perhaps not common from Dorchester, where Dr. Harris thought he saw him in 1634. Earlier than 1652 he may not be found at Windsor by Stiles, in history 54, but in 1653 he married Mary Woodford, daughter of Thomas Woodford of Hartford, had Mary, born 1654; removed with his father-in-law and settled at Northampton about 1655, had Isaac, 4 September 1656; John, 5 December 1658; Thomas, 6 August 1661; Ruth and Thankful, twins 27 August 1663; Mindwell, 24 February 1666; Joseph, 1 February 1668; Hannah, 29 June 1670; Eleazer, 4 August 1672, who died at six months; Samuel, 9 November 1675; Ebenezer, 1 March 1678; and Mercy, who died but few days old, 24 February 1682; and his wife died 17 April 1684. He married second wife Mehitable Gunn, daughter of Thomas Gunn, the divorced wife of David Ensign, and had Jonathan, 29 March 1687; and died 27 July 1708, aged 79, when twelve of his children were living. Stiles, 771, has not mentioned the early items, but sunk the names of children: Mary married 11 December 1670, John Bridgeman; Ruth married 6 November 1679, Joseph Wright, and next 28 October 1698, Samuel Strong; Thankful married 23 February 1681, Benjamin Edwards; Mindwell married 30 April 1684, John Pomeroy, and next, 19 April 1687, John Lyman; and Hannah married 24 December 1690, Samuel Chapin of Springfield.

ISAAC SHELDON, or ISAAC SHELDEN, Northampton, eldest son of the preceding, married 25 November 1685, Sarah Warner, daughter of Daniel Warner of Hatfield, had Isaac, born 26 August 1686; Sarah, 16 July 1688; Mary, 18 September 1690; Mindwell, 22 March 1693; Daniel, 14 April 1696, died young; Thankful, 6 June 1698; and Hannah, 30 October 1701; and he died 29 March 1712.

JOHN SHELDON, or JOHN SHELDEN, Billerica, married 1 February 1659, Mary Thompson, perhaps daughter of Simon Thompson, had John, born 24 April 1660, and, perhaps, more.

JOHN SHELDON, or JOHN SHELDEN, Providence, swore allegiance May 1682, may have married Joanna Vincent, perhaps daughter of William Vincent.

JOHN SHELDON, or JOHN SHELDEN, Northampton, second son of Isaac Sheldon the first, married 5 November 1679, Hannah Stebbins, daughter of John Stebbins, then less than 15 and ½ years old, had John, born 19 September 1681; Hannah, 9 August 1683; removed to Deerfield, there had Mary, 24 July 1687; Abigail, 21 November 1689, died in few months; Ebenezer, 15 November 1691; Remembrance, 21 February 1693; Mercy, 25 August 1701, who with her mother was killed by the French and Indians 29 February 1704. He had built that house at Deerfield called few years since, the Hoyt house whose door we saw, as it was cut by tomahawkes, and pierced by bullets on the morning of the onslaught. After that desolation of the town, he removed to Hartford, married 1708, Elizabeth Pratt, a young widow whose former husband is unknown by me, had Abigail, 8 September 1710; and John, 8 March 1718, and died about 1734, at least in March of that year his inventory was taken.

JONATHAN SHELDON, or JONATHAN SHELDEN, Northampton, youngest brother of the preceding, married 30 December 1708, Mary Southwell, daughter of William Southwell, had Mehitable, born 4 November 1709; Jonathan, 13 April 1711; Rebecca, 18 April 1714; Daniel, 12 December 1715; Phineas, 27 June 1717; Elijah, 2 November 1719; Silence; Asa; dates of either of who are not seen; he removed to Suffield, and had Gershom, 11 July 1724; and Mary, 27 November 1725. His wife died 11 January 1768, aged 80, and he died 10 April 1769, aged 83.

JOSEPH SHELDON, or JOSEPH SHELDEN, Northampton, brother of the preceding, married Mary Whiting, daughter of Joseph Whiting of Hartford or Westfield, had Joseph, who died December 1694; Joseph, again, born 13 June 1695, who died young; Mary; Ary; whose dates are unknown; removed to Suffield, there had Joseph, again, 26 December 1700; Rachel, 1703; and Benjamin, 1705; was Representative, and died at Boston 1708, when the Governor and both Branches of the legislature attended his funeral. The widow married John Ashley of Westfield.

NICHOLAS SHELDON, or NICHOLAS SHELDEN, Providence, swore allegiance May 1682, married Abigail Tillinghast, daughter of the first Pardon Tillinghast.

SAMUEL SHELDON, or SAMUEL SHELDEN, Northampton, sixth son of Isaac Sheldon the first, by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 26 January 1700; Mary, 13 July 1702; Martha, 11 January 1709; and Eunice, 14 July 1713; and died on a visit, at Boston, 31 March 1745.

THOMAS SHELDON, or THOMAS SHELDEN, Northampton, third son of the first Isaac Sheldon, married 1685, Mary Hinsdale, had Thomas, born June 1688; Mary, 26 July 1790; Rebecca, 1693, died at 10 years; Josiah, December 1695; Benjamin, 1697; Rachel, 22 February 1701; Jemima, 31 May 1703; and Elisha Sheldon, 2 September 1709, Yale College 1730; was Deacon, and died 7 June 1725; and his widow died September 1738.

WILLIAM SHELDON, or WILLIAM SHELDEN, Scarborough, son of Godfrey Sheldon, had been of Saco 1664, married Rebecca Scarlet, was driven away by the Indian War 1675, and lived at Salem, where his son Nathaniel died 30 November that year aged 10. He went back to Scarborough after that war, and in 1690 was again driven off by the same evil. One Susanna Sheldon a girl of 18 years perhaps daughter of this man, was terribly afflicted in the witchcraft times, 1692, if one fourth of what she swore was true. Farmer says, in 1834, 19 of this name had been graduates at New England Colleges of which 7 at Yale, none at Harvard.

ROBERT SHELLEY, Scituate, came to Boston in the Lion, 1632, arriving 16 September removed 1640 to Barnstable, married Judith Garnett of Boston, 26 September 1636, at Scituate where he joined Lothrop's church 14 May 1637, had Hannah, baptized 2 July following; Mary, 3 November 1639; John, 31 July 1642; and other children it may be. Hannah married 9 March 1653, David Linnell; and Mary married 25 January 1666, William Harlow, and next, Ephraim Morton.

ROBERT SHELLEY, Barnstable, perhaps son of the preceding, had Joseph, born 24 January 1669; Shubael, 25 April 1674; and Benjamin, 12 March 1679. Sometimes the name is Sherley or Shirley.

ROBERT SHELSTONE, Boston, by wife Ann, had Elizabeth, born 19 November 1676; Mary, 1 June 1678; Ann, 22 February 1680; Susanna, 12 February 1682; and Prudence, 3 May 1684.

DANIEL SHELTON, Stratford, merchant, married 4 April 1692, Elizabeth Welles, youngest daughter of the first Samuel Welles, had Elizabeth, born 2 January 1694; Sarah, 2 January 1696; and Joseph, 24 June 1698; and died about 1728.

ABRAHAM SHEPARD, ABRAHAM SHEPPARD, ABRAHAM SHEPHERD, or ABRAHAM SHEPHERD, Concord, son of Ralph Shepard, married 2 January 1673, Judith Sill, daughter perhaps of John Sill, had Sarah, born 10 September 1674; Abraham, 25 March 1677; Judith, 11 January 1679; Hepzibah, 9 May 1681; Thanks, 30 January 1683; Mary, 3 January 1686; and Hannah, 13, baptized 15 September 1689, at Charleston, in right, perhaps, of his wife.

ANDREW SHEPARD, ANDREW SHEPPARD, ANDREW SHEPHERD, or ANDREW SHEPHERD, Boston, merchant, died with his wife 1676, leaving John Scottow and John Endicott, executors of his will, and sister Martha Emery to inherit his little property.

EDWARD SHEPARD, EDWARD SHEPPARD, EDWARD SHEPHERD, or EDWARD SHEPHERD, Cambridge, a freeman 10 May 1643, brought from England, children John, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Deborah, with wife Violet, who died 9 January 1649. He had also, Sarah, baptized at Braintree, says Farmer, so that we may infer, that he lived there some time, but in 1650 called himself of Cambridge. By second wife Mary, widow of Robert Pond of Dorchester, he probably had no children and made his will 1 October 1674. Abigail married Daniel Pond; and Deborah married Jonathan Fairbanks of Dedham; Sarah married by one record 25 April or by another 14 September 1656, Samuel Tomson, and died 15 January 1680, aged 43; Elizabeth married and had children it is said, but name of husband or any dates are not seen by me.

EDWARD SHEPARD, EDWARD SHEPPARD, EDWARD SHEPHERD, or EDWARD SHEPHERD, Middletown, son of John Shepard of Hartford, married 14 April 1687, Abigail Savage, daughter of John Savage, had John, born 19 February 1688; Edward, 18 December 1689; and Samuel, 18 April 1692.

FRANCIS SHEPARD, FRANCIS SHEPPARD, FRANCIS SHEPHERD, or FRANCIS SHEPHERD, Charlestown 1677, had baptized 3 March 1695, daughters Sarah, aged 20, and Ann, 16.

GEORGE SHEPARD, GEORGE SHEPPARD, GEORGE SHEPHERD, or GEORGE SHEPHERD, Providence 1646, administered a freeman May 1658.

ISAAC SHEPARD, ISAAC SHEPPARD, ISAAC SHEPHERD, or ISAAC SHEPHERD, Concord, son of Ralph Shepard, married 10 December 1667, Mary Smedley, and was killed by the Indians 12 February 1676. His widow married Nathaniel Jewell.

ISAAC SHEPARD, ISAAC SHEPPARD, ISAAC SHEPHERD, or ISAAC SHEPHERD, Concord, son of the yeoman Thomas Shepard of Charlestown, married 31 December 1702, Elizabeth Fuller, and died 4 June 1724.

JACOB SHEPARD, JACOB SHEPPARD, JACOB SHEPHERD, or JACOB SHEPHERD, Wrentham, brother of the preceding, married 22 November 1699, Mercy Chickering, daughter of John Chickering of Charlestown, had Jacob, born 22 August 1700, died young; John, 25 February 1704, who died 3 April 1809; Thomas, 24 March 1706; Joseph, 9 February 1708; and Benjamin, 24 December 1710; and died 1717. The centenaran had three wives having lived with the last, who died 9 years before him, for sixty-nine years. See Daggett, in Genealogical Registrar VI. 128.

JEREMIAH SHEPARD, JEREMIAH SHEPPARD, JEREMIAH SHEPHERD, or JEREMIAH SHEPHERD, Lynn, youngest son of the first Reverend Thomas Shepard, preached at Rowley and Ipswich before settling at Lynn. By wife Mary Wainwright, daughter of Francis Wainwright, had Hannah, born 1676; Jeremiah, 1677, who died at 23 years; Mehitable, died young; Nathaniel, 16 June 1681; Margaret, died soon; Thomas, 1687, died at 22 years; Francis, died soon; Mary; John; and Mehitable, again; and these last three lived to marry. He was a freeman 1680, ordained 6 October of the same year; ardent patriot, and Representative 1689. His wife died 28 May 1710, aged 53, and he died 2 June 1720.

JOHN SHEPARD, JOHN SHEPPARD, JOHN SHEPHERD, or JOHN SHEPHERD, Braintree, brother of Edward Shepard, had Samuel, who died 29 August 1641; was a freeman 10 May 1643, in 1645, was one of the 32 petitioners desiring to plant at Narraganset. Happily that project caused some trouble by adverse claims of Plymouth, and more by the iniquisitive pursuit of the poor Gortonists, to drive them from Warwick, was overthrown by the Charter. Given to Roger Williams; and both the unjust pretensions were abandoned. See Winthrop II. 252. To support the Massachusetts claim, and defeat the Rhode Island Charter of 14 March 1644, a fictitios grant of that territory bearing date 10 December preceding, that is earlier by 94 days, was brought out from the files in our Secretary's office by Mr. Felt, and after slumber of two hundred and thirteen years innocently published in Genealogical Registrar XI. 41, 2, 3. I have examined the original parchment and have no doubt of its worthless character, as several of the signatures, if not all, are pretty evident forgeries; and scrupulous history would be content with the declaration of the Earl of Warwick, whose name is the first signed of course, as was the first man in the Parliament's commission for the New England plantation. He (as Roger Williams wrote to John Massey of Connecticut) said that he had not signed any such patent before that of 14 March "and he was sure, that Charter which the Massachusetts Englishmen pretended had never passed the table." In 1645 Dudley was our Governor and we may be sure, he had no belief in it, or he would have relied on its absolute grant when writing to the government of Plymouth. He makes no reference to it. Endicott, the Governor of 1644, and Winthrop, the church ruler of 1646, 7, and 8, must despise it, after they knew it was denounced as no act of the signers in England. How, and by who this document was fabricated may be a curious question. Not a single seal of the pretended nine signers is attached but three of them, Rudyard, Vassal, and Bond, in their solemn order of 15 May 1646, given in full by Winthrop II. 280-2; four of them, Heselrige and Corbet, in equally solemn act of 22 July 1647, with the two Earls of Warwick and Manchester, Winthrop II. 319;- and the same four in a prior letter of 25 May 1647, Winthrop II. 320, implicitly deny any such grant to Massachusetts. So that we have seen of the nine denouncers the spurious act, and four of them twice over, and the two Earls even thrice. Probably the parchment was sent by one or both of the former Massachusetts agents, Hugh Peter and Thomas Welde; but I ought not to charge on either of them an intent to deceive, unless a false date led irresistably to such deduction. It was only a draft or project of a patent, it might be said; but that 10 December 1643 was a Sunday. A judicial blindess seems to have attended base or childish attempts at forgery in the remarkable instances of taken the Lord's day for date of the magnificant grant of all New Hampshire 17 May 1629, usually called the Wheelwright deed,--the petty conveyance to Brewster of only eighty acres at Portsmouth, 6 December 1629, and this charter or patent to rob Rhode Island of all the territory both East and West of Narraganset Bay, 10 December 1643. SIC SEMPER INJUSTIS. A subsequent or after thought was, indeed, the contrivance of Welde in his famous issue of "Antiomians and Familists, etc." nearly about the same time. But such jugglery is more to be expected in a controversial pamphlet, than a solemn State document Rogues must always dread the sun, and sometimes the almanac.* The wife of Shepard was Margaret, and he died September 1650, she survived. * A brief note (on the first word of the last sentence of this invaluable document "Yeomen"), by Mr. Felt, is very significant. It proves that Chaucer, who died 244 years before employed the term for Given. After Chaucer it was not probably used in many cases; but between the time of Bloody Queen Mary, and booby King James, it must have given way to our modern word. The use of it proves too much by a great deal, if intended to indicate the issue of the deed December 1643 before that of March 1644. In those 94 days our languge did not so rapid improve; but near twelve times as many months, I suppose, our generous had superseeded the barbarous term, at least insolemn acts of States; and we all feel, that the right of existence in a large community should not be settled by a point of verbal criticism. Since the foregoing was written, I have gained the benefit of the second volume of the History of New England and find that Dr. Palfrey (whose inspection nothing escapes) had felt more than one difficulty on this subject. A valuable note on page 217 states, "resecting this patent," "there are some things obscure." He then adopts the suggestion that "it was probably obtained by Welde," concurred with the presumption expressed in the record of Rhode Island II. 162, but aggravates the palpable obscure by a most reasonsable conjecture that it was "without authority from Massachusetts; yet it would seem very odd, that a solemn patent conveying jurisdiction from the sovereign power of England to the colony of Massachusetts over the whole of the present state of Rhode Island should be solicited by a private man for her without any commission thereunto. Next, the acumen of the historian observes, that "Williams's patent conflicts with it; and we are left without information as to the cause which could have led to such an inconsistency on the part of the Commissioners." certainly that act of the east of Warwick, Sir Arthur Hesselrige, Samuel Vassal, Miles.

JOHN SHEPARD, JOHN SHEPPARD, JOHN SHEPHERD, or JOHN SHEPHERD, Cambridge, probably brother of Edward Shepard, married 4 October 1649, Rebecca Greenhill, daughter of Samuel Greenhill, had Rebecca; Sarah, born 5 March 1656; John, 22 January 1658; Violet; Elizabeth, baptized 29 July 1660; Edward, b.31 July 1662; Samuel, baptized 3 July 1664; Thomas, born 30 April 1666; Deborah; Abigail; and Hannah. His wife died 22 December 1689, and he married Martha, widow of Arthur Corbet, and William Spurstowe on 14 March 1644, conflicts with the possibility of their having on 10 December preceding, granted and conveyed similar, aye the same, power and authority to an antagonist. Common still, it is not only the conflict we inquire about, but the case with who the weaker side prevailed; and so the perservering scrutiny next finds remarkable "the forbearance of Massachusetts to found any practical claim upon it." Great sagacity is observed in suggesting of the reason by the elaborate writer,--"to have been the caution of her magistrate about involving them in an admission of the lawfulness of the authority intrusted to the Parliamentarian Commissioners". Here seems much more refinement than solidity; but all need of such exercise of skill was taken away very soon, when it was found that the pretended patent was only a flimsy fabrication. Dr. Palfrey had on the former page referred to a letter in Governor Winthrop's history II. 193, from the East of Northumberland and eleven others of the principle leaders in affairs, of who eight were not Commissioners of plantations, and took notice that only three whose names are signed to the spurious parchment as Commissioners united with that recommendation of Ro. Williams to friendly treatment and therefore puts an inquiry--Were the Commissioners cautious about compromising their dignity by demanding of Massachusetts what she was not unlikely to deny? I can ascribe no such exquisite craft to our friends in England epecially because in November 1646 the Commissioners Order of 15 May preceding, (relative to Gorton and Holden), so clearly asserts the wrong in views of Massachusetts "We find withal that the tract of land called the Narraganset Bay (concerning which the question is arisen), was divers years since inhabitated by those of Providence, Portsmouth, and Newport, who are interested in the compliance and that the same is wholly without the bounds of the Massachusetts patent granted by his Majesty." This is on the page in Winthrop II. 281, next to that quoted by the modern history to explain why Massachusetts would not take a charter. Deeply as is felt the shame for such deception, that led our government to inform Williams of the recent reception (27 August 1645) of a charter, dated 10 December 1643, given to Massachusetts the Narraganset Bay, and a certain tract of land wherein Providence and the Island of Quidy were included as in Palfrey II. 217 is plainly told, we may well exult at the speedy triumph of equity and rights in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (feeble as that side seem) over the formidable array of the four provinces confederationson Fiat justitiably Connecticut and Plymouth, who were each stimulated to claim part of this territory that now forms one of the gloriously old thirteen U.S. (at least, the greater part by one and the remainder by the other) seem easily to have discerned the futility of such claims; and believe that Governor Bradford has not permitted even a word on the right of his Colony over Rhode Island to appear in his copious history. The love of justice and a true sense of honor soon brought Governor Winthrop to relinquish the whole jurisdiction East of the Pawcatuck river. It is curious to read the modesty of statement by the recent history of Rhode Island in the instructive pages 118 and 119 of Governor Arnold. The sanctity of that parchment was assumed at Providence, in 1859, as it had been in 1645, at Boston; but henceforward I hope, that neither patriotism nor timidity will be called to believe a lie. Henbury, after August 1697. Rebecca married Jonathan Bigelow; Sarah married Benajah Stone; Violet married John Stedman; Elizabeth married William Goodwin, Deborah married Jacob White; Abigail married 6 August 1691, Thomas Butler; and Hannah married 1 December 1692, Thomas Ensign.

JOHN SHEPARD, JOHN SHEPPARD, JOHN SHEPHERD, or JOHN SHEPHERD, Lynn, probably brother of the first Reverend Thomas Shepard, was Representative 1689. He married 6 December 1677, Rebecca Putnam, widow of John Fuller of Lynn, daughter of John Putnam.

JOHN SHEPARD, JOHN SHEPPARD, JOHN SHEPHERD, or JOHN SHEPHERD, Hartford, son of John Shepard of Cambridge, married 12 May 1680, Hannah Peck, daughter of Paul Peck, who died before December 1695; and he married third wife 18 May 1712, Mary Bigelow, widow of Jonathan, was Deacon, and died 1736. His widow died 23 December 1752. By his first wife, he had John, born 1 November 1681; Samuel, 2 February 1684; Hannah, 29 January 1688; Joseph, 29 April 1689; and by second wife whose name is not found, had Timothy, 7 June 1697, who died young; and Rebecca, 20 May 1698. By another account Rebecca was born 20 May 1695, and Timothy, 7 June 1698; and both died young.

JOHN SHEPARD, JOHN SHEPPARD, JOHN SHEPHERD, or JOHN SHEPHERD, Charlestown, son of Thomas Shepard of Malden, was, I suppose, of Moseley's Company December 1675, by wife Persis Pierce, daughter perhaps of Benjamin Pierce, who he married 26 May 1690, had only child Persis, baptized 9 August 1691, after death of the father who had been wounded in the mad expedition of Phips against Quebec, and died of it 9 March following.

JOHN SHEPARD, JOHN SHEPPARD, JOHN SHEPHERD, or JOHN SHEPHERD, Concord, a freeman 1690.

RALPH SHEPARD, RALPH SHEPPARD, RALPH SHEPHERD, or RALPH SHEPHERD, Dedham, came in the Abigail from London, 1635, aged 29, with wife Thanks, 23, and daughter Sarah, 2; first sat down, probably at Watertown, but by Farmer is called of Weymouth, when he had there Isaac, born 20 June 1639; and Trial, a daughter 19 December 1641; but had, also, Abraham; Thanks, 10 February 1651; and Jacob, June 1653. Shattuck makes him live some time at Concord; but earlier he was of Rehoboth, perhaps in 1644; and yet more probably to me appears his residence at Malden, where one of the not frequent name was buried 11 September 1693, aged 90, with moderate allowed for usual exaggeration. See Genealogical Registrar IV. 66. Trial married 11 March 1661, Walter Power.

RALPH SHEPARD, RALPH SHEPPARD, RALPH SHEPHERD, or RALPH SHEPHERD, Milton, son of Thomas Shepard of Malden, lived at Brookline 1671--1712, had wife Mary, but no children is known, probably his father died under his roof, and he died 26 January 1722.

SAMUEL SHEPARD, SAMUEL SHEPPARD, SAMUEL SHEPHERD, or SAMUEL SHEPHERD, Cambridge, came from London, 1635, in the Defence, aged 22 by the custom-house record which may then deserve more trust than when it calls himself servant of Herlakenden (to deceive the government probably), arriving 3 October, was one of the first members of a new church gathered 1 February following by his brother Thomas Shepard, Governor Haynes, Herlakenden, and others, a freeman 3 March 1636, Representative 1639, 40, 4, and 5, artillery company 1640, went home, and was a Major in Ireland 1658. His wife was Hannah, and children Thomas, born 5 November 1638, who died 9 February 1650; Samuel, February 1640, died at 5 years; Hannah, 20 June 1642; and Jane, 16 May 1644.

SAMUEL SHEPARD, SAMUEL SHEPPARD, SAMUEL SHEPHERD, or SAMUEL SHEPHERD, Rowley, son of Reverend Thomas Shepard of Cambridge, ordained 15 November 1665, 30 April 1666, married Dorothy Flint, youngest daughter of Reverend Henry Flint, had only Samuel Shepard, born 10 or 19, baptized 25 August 1667, Harvard College 1685; and his wife died 12 February 1668, and he died 8 weeks after.

SAMUEL SHEPARD, SAMUEL SHEPPARD, SAMUEL SHEPHERD, or SAMUEL SHEPHERD, Haverhill, took oath of allegiance 1677.

SOLOMON SHEPARD, SOLOMON SHEPPARD, SOLOMON SHEPHERD, or SOLOMON SHEPHERD, Salisbury , a freeman 1690, married 4 August 1684, Sarah Eastman, widow of Joseph French, daughter of Roger Eastman, had Sarah, born 25 June 1686; Bethia, 13 March 1688; Solomon, 18 April 1691; Israel, 7 March 1694; and Jeremiah, 10 August 1698.

THOMAS SHEPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPHERD, or THOMAS SHEPHERD, Cambridge, son of William Shepard, born at Towcester, County Northampton, on 5 November 1605 (gunpowder-plot day), bred at Emanuel, where he was matriculated 1619, and had his degrees 1623, and 1627, preached at Earls Colne in Essex, failure of success in first attempt to come hither in 1634, but next year arrived 3 October in the Defence from London, with wife Margaret Touteville (a relative of Sir Richard Darley), who had born one child that died soon; and Thomas Shepard, born at London, 5 April 1635, baptized February after reaching Boston, Harvard College 1653; but the mother died 1 February before this solemnity. He married next, Joanna Hooker, eldest daughter of Reverend Thomas Hooker, had Samuel Shepard, born October 1641, Harvard College 1658; and John, 2 April 1646; and this wife died 28 of the same month. He married 8 September 1647, Margaret Broadale, had Jeremiah Shepard, 11 August 1648, Harvard College 1669; was a freeman 3 March 1636, and died 25 or 28 August 1649. So well employed had been his short life, that loss of a public man in our country was more lamented except that of Governor Winthrop a few months before. His widow married Jonathan Mitchell, his successor in the pulpit.

THOMAS SHEPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPHERD, or THOMAS SHEPHERD, Charlestown, son of the preceding, born in England, just before embarked of his parents, ordained 13 April 1659, colleague of Reverend Zechariah Symmes, had married 3 November 1656, Hannah Tyng, daughter of William Tyng, had Thomas Shepard, born 3, baptized 4 July 1658, Harvard College 1676; William, 24 June 1660, who died before his father; Hannah, 13 September 1663; and Margaret, 26 August 1666; and died 22 December 1677, of smallpox. His daughter Hannah married 9 November 1682, Daniel Quincy.

THOMAS SHEPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPHERD, or THOMAS SHEPHERD, Charlestown 1657, born in England, son perhaps of Ralph Shepard, lived some years at Medford or Malden, and again at Charlestown; married 19 November 1658, Hannah Ensign, daughter of Thomas Ensign of Scituate, had Thomas; Ralph, born 1667; John; Jacob; Hannah; Isaac, May, baptized 23 July 1682; and, perhaps, others; but none, except Isaac, probably the youngest, was there baptized for goodman Thomas did not join the church before 2 September 1677. His wife died 14 March 1698; and he in few years had second wife Joanna, who outlived him, and he died at Milton, 29, as gravestone tells, but town record says 26 September 1719, aged 87. See Genealogical Registrar VI. 128. His daughter Hannah married 13 April 1681, Joseph Blanchard.

THOMAS SHEPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPHERD, or THOMAS SHEPHERD, Charlestown, son of Reverend Thomas Shepard of the same, began to preach 19 May 1678, and was ordained successor to his father 5 May 1680, a freeman same year; married 27 July 1682, widow Mary Lynde, daughter of John Anderson, but of who she was widow after diligently inquiring, I am unable to discover. Had Hannah, baptized 29 April 1683, died soon; and Hannah, again, 1 February 1685; and he died 8 January following. His widow married next year Samuel Hayman, Esq.

THOMAS SHEPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPHERD, or THOMAS SHEPHERD, Charlestown, son of goodman Thomas Shepard of the same, married 7 December 1682, Hannah Blanchard, daughter of George Blanchard, had Hannah, baptized 12 August 1683; Sarah, 17 May 1685; Mary, 13 February 1687; Abigail, 17 February 1689; Ruth, 11 May 1690; and Thomas, 27 November 1692; removed to Bristol, before 1700, to Branford 1709, and last to New Haven, there died 18 April 1726. But if Dodd is right, page 148, he had, also, John, and Elizabeth after Charlestown.

THOMAS SHEPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPHERD, or THOMAS SHEPHERD, Hartford, brother of Samuel Shepard of the same, married 5 September 1695, Susanna Scott, had Thomas, born 2 April 1697; Susanna, 24 August 1698; Violet, 14 May 1700; Ebenezer, 21 February 1702; Daniel, 11 January 1704; Zebulon, 16 October 1705; Rebecca, 16 March 1707; and by second wife married 12 0ctober 1710, Jane North, had Jane, 20 July 1711; Deborah, 18 December 1713; and Sarah, 15 May 1717.

WILLIAM SHEPARD, WILLIAM SHEPPARD, WILLIAM SHEPHERD, or WILLIAM SHEPHERD, Dorchester, a servant of William Sumner, ordered by Court in April to be whipped for stealing from his master, and in no other instance is the name found in Massachusetts for the first quarter of a century so that Farmer, in given one to artillery company 1642, was, no doubt, misled by reading Mr. as abbreviation for William; but in Connecticut 1677 was a

WILLIAM SHEPARD, WILLIAM SHEPPARD, WILLIAM SHEPHERD, or WILLIAM SHEPHERD, perhaps the thief from Massachusetts whose wife was that year divorced for his desertion. Nineteen had been graduates in 1834 at the New England Colleges says Farmer, of who I find five at Harvard a century and a half before.

DANIEL SHEPARDS, Charlestown 1632, a blacksmith, by wife Joanna, had Lydia, baptized 24 July 1637; Daniel, 14 June 1640; and Joanna, 13 March 1642, who married November 1661, Roger Kennicut; and died 26 July 1644, his will of 16th before provided for wife and those three children. The widow married Thomas Call, and her daughter Lydia married 22 July 1657, his son Thomas. Our General Court was in the Colony record II. 194, appears, had acted for care of the estate in May 1647.

DANIEL SHEPARDS, Charlestown, son of the preceding, took oath of fidelity 15 December 1674, married 11 April 1668, Elizabeth Call, daughter of Thomas Call, widow of Samuel Tingley of Malden, had Daniel, born June 1669; John, January 1671, and Nathaniel, 28 October 1680, perhaps others. The son Daniel was a soldier in the fleet to Canada 1690.

JOHN SHEPLEY, or JOHN SHIPLEY, Salem 1637, Felt says had then grant of land but tells no more. He was in that part which became Wenham, had John, born about 1637; Nathaniel, 1639; and Lydia, about 1641; and removed with Fiske, his minister to Chelmsford, there lived long. Perhaps his wife in 1644 was Ann.

JOHN SHEPWAY, or JOHN SHIPWAY, Portsmouth, by wife Ann, had John born 26 July, 1662, was one of the petitioners to the King 1683, against his Governor Cranfield, constable 1688, and died 1690, leaving widow who was probably his second wife and daughter of Major Frost.

HENRY SHERBURNE, Portsmouth 1632 came in the James, arriving 12 June in 8 weeks from London, married 13 November 1637, as family record tells, Rebecca Gibbons, only daughter of Ambrose Gibbons, had Samuel and Elizabeth, twins born 4 August 1638; Mary, 20 November 1640 (and family tradition says these two daughters were baptized by Reverend Mr. Gibson); Henry, 11 January 1642; John, 3 April 1647; Ambrose, 3 August 1649; Sarah, 10 January 1652; Rebecca, 21 April 1654; Rachel, 4 April 1656, who died December following; Martha, 4 December 1657, died November following and Ruth, 3 June 1660; was Representative 1660, and his wife died 3 June 1667. For second wife he had Sarah, widow of Walter Abbot, and died 1680. No account of any of the children except Samuel, John, Mary, and Elizabeth can be obtained. Elizabeth married 10 June, 1656, Tobias Langdon, and next, 11 April 1667, Tobias Lear, had Elizabeth, born 11 February 1669; Mary married 21 October 1658 Richard Sloper.

HENRY SHERBURNE, a Counselor of New Hampshire appointed 1728, who died 29 December 1757, aged 83, may have been nephew or more probably grandson of the preceding.

JOHN SHERBURNE, Portsmouth 1683, a brother of the first Henry Sherburne, of the grand jury 1650, married Elizabeth Tuck, daughter of Robert Tuck of Hampton, had Henry, John, Mary, and Elizabeth, prayed for jurisdiction of Massachusetts 1653, and swore allegiance 1656.

JOHN SHERBURNE, Portsmouth 1683, perhaps son of the first Henry Sherburne, signed address to the King against his Governor Cranfield.

SAMUEL SHERBURNE, Hampton, probably son of the first Henry Sherburne, married 15 December 1668, Love Hutchins, daughter of John Hutchins of Haverhill, had John, and, perhaps other children besides daughter Love; swore allegiance 1678, and joined the petition against Cranfield in 1683; removed to Portsmouth, and in 1691 was a Captain, and killed 4 August that year by the Indians at Maquoit, near Brunswick. His widow Love died at Kingston 1739, aged 94.

ROBERT SHERIN, came from London in the Elizabeth, 1634, aged 32, perhaps sitting down first with other fellow passengers Sherman, Kimball, Underwood, and others, at Watertown, but may soon have removed to Ipswich, and probably is the same as Sherwin.

JAMES SHERLOCK, Portsmouth, a Counselor appointed 1684, was made by Andros, the royal Governor of New England, Sheriff of Suffolk 1687, and imprisoned by the patriots on overthrow.

ABIAH SHERMAN, Watertown, son of Reverend John Sherman, a freeman 1690, died without issue, says Cothren.

BENJAMIN SHERMAN, Stratford, son of the first Samuel Sherman of the same, had, says Cothren, Job, Nathaniel, Enos, Benjamin, Samuel, Timothy, and James; but Cothren gives no dates to either, nor tells the name of mother nor death of father. From more careful gleaning I obtained some facts, as following. He married 1683, Rebecca Phippeny, perhaps daughter of James Phippeny of Stratford who died 1739, and he died 1741.

BEZALEEL SHERMAN, Watertown, son of Reverend John Sherman, probably eldest, after leaving college was married, and Bond marks his death before 1685, leaving children. Perhaps his marriage was in the East Indies, engaged in trade there, and making his residence abroad, as I infer from letter of Reverend John Higginson to his son Nathaniel at Madras, August 1697, asking "what has become of Bezaleel son's wife and children". See 3 Massachusetts history Collection VII. 200. As no more is ever heard of him, I conjecture that he was then dead at least in the Catalogue 1698 of the Magnalia he is among the stars.

DANIEL SHERMAN, New Haven, brother of the preceding, among the freeman in 1669, married 28 September 1663, Abiah Streete, or Abigail Streete, daughter of Reverend Nicholas Streete, had Abigail, born 5 September 1665; another daughter born 1667, died very soon; Daniel, 5 September 1668; Mary 28 October 1670; John, November 1673; Elizabeth, 20 September 1676; Samuel, 27 January 1679; Eunice, 10 November 1682; was Ensign of the military 1676, and there lived a proprietor 1685.

DAVID SHERMAN, Stratford, youngest son of the first Samuel Sherman (miscalled Daniel by Cothren), married Mercy Judson, perhaps daughter of Jeremiah Judson, was one of the founders of church in Stratfield, now Bridgeport, 1695, and Deacon in it, and died 1753.

EDMUND SHERMAN, Watertown, brother or more probably Mr. Judd thought father of Reverend John Sherman, a clothier, was one of the selectmen 1636, administered a freeman 25 May of that year, went home, and lived at Dedham, England 1648, and 66, says Bond.

EDMUND SHERMAN, Stratford, son the first Samuel Sherman, by wife Susanna, says Cothren, had Bezaleel, born 11 April 1676, which is error for 1 January 1674; Sarah, baptized August 1678; Samuel, born 8 January 1679; Edmund, 20 March 1680, and Matthew, 8 January 1683; and died in that year.

EDMUND SHERMAN, perhaps rather Edmund, Wethersfield 1636, is said to have following his son Reverend John Sherman, New England, probably the preeeding, and was an original proprietor of Wethersfield, but gave his daughter to son Samuel, being well advanced in years when he removed to New Haven, was administered a freeman 29 October 1640, and died 1641.

HENRY SHERMAN, Boston, perhaps, but I know nothing of him, except that in the inventory of John Mills, 1651, this man's name appears among debtors.

JAMES SHERMAN, Sudbury, son of Reverend John Sherman, there began to preach 1677, married 1680, Mary Walker, daughter of Thomas Walker, had John, and Thomas, was very unhappy in his place, so as in July 1705 to be stripped of his functions, "deposed from his pastoral office," is the exact phrase of 1 Massachusetts history Collection 87, but for the cause of such unusual proceeding I have less anxiously sought, than to learn how he went to Elizabethtown in New Jersey and after to Salem, there died 1718. See Mather's Hecatompolis.

JOHN SHERMAN, Watertown, probably son of Edmund Sherman, born at Dedham, in Essex, 26 December 1613, baptized 4 January following, bred at Emanuel College Cambridge University where "When his turn came to be a graduate" says the Magnalia, "he seriously considered the subscription required of him, and upon invincible argument became so dissatisfied therewithal, that, advising with Mr. Rogers, Dr. Preston, and other eminent persons, who commended his conscience considered counsel, he went away under the persecuted character of a college puritan." Now I testify that 12 July 1842, I saw at the University of Cambridge, in the original the subscription of John Sherman on taking his about 1629-30, and repeated on commencement A.M. 1633. Too easily was this man presumed to be our John, and after large investigation the correctness of that part of Mather’s relative is established. By suggestion of Reverend Henry B Sherman of Newark, New Jersey I was led to obtain more minute, had very curious details of 3 other John Shermans at Cambridge University but very short time before or after this Watertown minister all by the academic record made D.D. and one was even of Emmanuel Sherman, and another of the three was from the same Essex Dedham besides; yet all were anti-puritan. He of Dedham was at Queens, taken A.B January 1650, and after a fellow of Jesus, of which college he wrote a history was arch-deacon of Salisbury, and died 1671. The Emanuel scholar was a little earlier, A.B 1642, had been matriculated 1638, four years after the New England cry in the wilderness by his namesake began; but the Trinity divine, which misled me, matriculated December 1626, of course, something too old for our John, was about 8 January 1630; A.M. 1633; B.D. 1640; and D.D. 1660. He was ejected from his fellowship 1650 for refusing to sign the ‘Engagement, which was contrived by the Independent or Cromwell party to put down the other. See Neal’s history of Pur. IV. 27, of Ed. 1796. But he was learning and gave some of his skill to Walton’s Polyglot, and my Newark benefactor says, he was of Ipswich, and died 1663. The year after taken his second degree about the end of April 1634, son embarked in the Elizabeth at Ipswich, where he had family relatives and reach Boston in June. At Watertown he, resided near a year and was dismissed with others from the church at Watertown 29 May 1635, says Bond, to form a new one on the Connecticut river though we read in the Magnalia "not many weeks at Watertown before he removed upon mature advise unto New Haven." Now instead of not many weeks we know New Haven was not settled until more than four years after he arrived at Watertown. Such is the perpetual laxity of narrative in the ecclesiastical histories of New England besides this, it was not to New Haven that he first went, but to Hartford and Wethersfield, where the attractions of Hooker or Smith were strong enough and at the latter he obtained grant of a house lot alongside of that given by Reverend Henry Smith to his son Samuel. Probably no work in the church was early desired or at least gained for he was released from service of watch and ward not until 1640 at May session of General Court. Soon after he sold to Thomas Bunce his Wethersfield lot, and removed to MiIford, joined the church there, yet acting only in civil life, Representative 1643, and preached for short season in 1645 for the early days of Branford. There he was desired to settle as their minister but no children. Was then gathered by first wife Mary (who died says the church record at married 8 September 1644, he had, says Mather, six children who is liable to doubt (though we are ignorant of the date of marriage as well as the parents of wife) for it is not probably that he was married in England nor in our country before 1638, then 24 years old. Four children are mentioned Mary, born perhaps in 1639; Bezaleel Sherman, baptized at married 15 November 1640, Harvard College 1661; Daniel, 27 March 1642; and Samuel, 14 April 1644, who probably died soon. At New Haven he married second wife Mary Launce, late in 1645, a maiden in the family of Governor Eaton, and glad enough must she have been to escape the perpetual trouble growing from the unhappy temper of the wife of the Governor full report of who is given in Appendix to the charming history discourse of Reverend Dr. Bacon. By her he had Samuel, again, baptized at New Hampshire 23 August 1646, and next year he removed to Watertown, who on requiring, obtained his dismissal from Milford church 8 November 1647. With more than his usual exuberance of inventory Mather makes it "upon the death of Phillips" that was in July 1644), Watertown offered a call and he accepted though he adds," at the same time one of the churches at Boston used their endeavour to become the owner of so well talented, a person, and several churches in London also by letter much urged him to come over and help them." If this be true (which is quite unlikely) for London, we know it must be false for born since there was only one church many years later, and in that Cotton and Wilson could wish or record no colleague. Our Second Church where Mather was all his days a minister was not gathered before 5 June 1650, and could settle no pastor before November 1655. Stranger than such inexcusable carelessness however, is what he tells of this wife called her mother daughter of Darcy, Earl Rivers, one of the Popish Counselors of Charles I, who had no daughter that married a Launce; and next, in making this wife bringing "no less than twenty children added unto the number of six, who he had before". Authority for such improbability he designed his reader should infer, I suppose, from telling in the beginning of the sentence," by the daughter of that Mr. Launce, who is yet living among us, Sherman had no less than, etc." To this fable full credit was long given because it obtained the sober sanction of Hutchinson I. 19, a relative of Mather, more than once misled by him. But in our day, a desendant of Sherman by this wife after bestowing large investigation with adequate critical skill, puts the result, 1851, with "special wonder" in Genealogical Registrar 307, as not "established the Darcy lineage." The writer refers to an eminent England antiquary, who had been very slow to reject the tale even of Mather, or to distrust so judicious an authority as Hutchinson but pursued the inquiry long, and wrote me the issue, three years later," after all the attention I have paid to Mr. Willards point, there is no satisfactory conclusion arriving at; and I am inclined to think, that there was really no particle of truth in the report who Mather had received and has given circulation to." Equal distrust is more naturally felt about the number of children that led our ecclesiastical history; to dilate in eight and twenty lines on "such Polytokie," as he tersely or foolishly calls it. Suspicion arises from this fact, that exactly one less than half of the twenty-six children given to both wives have never found a name either in record or benevolent tradition. See Bond, 432. Yet one more, Benjamin, was probably lost from the record (by wearing out the paper) of birth 23 April 1661, and died 4 October 1662. By the second wife who long outlived him, died 9 March 1710, we see, then, ten children or at most eleven, instead of twenty, were born and whence could the error arise? After the born of the first child the father was always at Watertown, there as minister he would make record of baptisms of his own, as well as of others; but the record is lost, and we have to seek in town records for entry of births; and fortunately his cousin of the same name was many years the clerk. Five only are thus found, Abigail, 3 February 1648; Joanna, 3 September 1652; Mary, 5 March 1657; Grace, 10 March 1659; and John, 17 March 1660; but with more or less confidence, besides Benjamin, five more can be read in Bond (though the first two are counted by him as of first wife), James, before mentioned Abiah, Elizabeth, Esther, and Mercy. Sometimes I have suspsected that the children of both contemporary Johns were counted for one by the informant of Mather, and very exact is the record of seven of Captain John, partly before parting after he became clerk and so by office bound to know births, deaths and marriages. No weight can he denied to such surmise from the fact of different names of the wives of Reverend John and Captain John, for the prefix of respect in his less likely to be omitted than the baptized name in w. With all his assiduation Bond could not satisfy himself how Mather got this story of the friutful vine, conjecture would be various, if anyways reasonable. The eldest daughter of this second wife could not have told it to him, for she died the year of Mather's bachelor's degree 20 years before his book was written and her mother (who was living after the light of the immortal author had shone upon the readers of Magnalia a dozen years) could not be so monstrously wrong in the tale of her own children. But if she did give him these myths of her noble descentants and prolific felicity, either she was insane, who he had not sanity enough to discover or she was irreverently playing on his bottomless credulity. More probably however, seems this solution, that much of what he had heard about Sherman was forgotten, and several stories turned into one, and he taxed his fancy (that was always lively, especially at a marvel), for some incidents, and confused the whole. Sherman was administered a freeman of Massachusetts 1669, and was struck with fever and delirium in the pulpit of his son at Sudbury where he preached his last sermon, 5 July 1685 (as, in his diary, is told by Sewall), made his will 6 August and died two days after. He made James executor and (included two deceased) names, twelve other children Mary, the children of first wife married about 1658, Daniel Allen; Abigail married 8 August 1661, Reverend Samuel Willard; Mary, of second wife married 27 May 1679, Ellis Barron, junior; and Mercy married April 1700, Samuel Barnard.

JOHN SHERMAN, Watertown, cousin of the preceding, born at Dedham, County Essex, a freeman 17 May 1637, by wife Martha Palmer, daughter of William Palmer (whose widow having married Roger Porter, by this means came the error, that she who married son was daughter of Porter), had John, born 2 November 1638; Martha, 21 February 1641; Mary, 25 March 1643; Sarah, 17 January 1648; died at 19 years; Elizabeth, 15 March 1649; Joseph, 14 May 1650; and Grace, 20 December 1653, according to Bond; but Cothren, 680, omits Elizabeth and makes Grace 1655. He was Captain, selectman 1637, and often after town clerk many years from 1648, Representative 1651, 3, and 63, died 25 January 1691, aged 76. His widow died 7 February 1701. Martha married 26 September 1661, Francis Bowman; Mary married 18 January 1667, Timothy Hawkins, junior and died 6 November following. Elizabeth married 20 July 1681, Samuel Gaskell, or Gascoyne of Charlestown.

JOHN SHERMAN, Watertown, eldest child of the preceding, was killed as Bond says (but I presume only so badly wounded as to die soon) in the great Narraganset battle with the Indians 19 December 1675, being of Mosely's Company. Left no issue, probably never married.

JOHN SHERMAN, Marshfield, son probably of the first William Sherman, married at Boston, perhaps as second wife 25 October 1667, Jane Hatch, daughter of Walter Hatch, had several children by each wife it is thought, but dates or names are not seen. He may be the man, who took oath of fidelity at Dartmouth 1684.

JOHN SHERMAN, Stratford, son of the first Samuel Sherman of the same, was distinguished in Connecticut, speaker of the house, made an Assistant In 1713, for ten years; by wife Elizabeth, had Ichabod; Hannah, baptized July 1680; Samuel, August 1682; Elizabeth, October 1684; John, June 1687; Sarah, January 1690; Mary, March 1692; and Susanna, November 1693. He removed early, perhaps 1673, to Woodbury, where he was town clerk, Captain, and Deacon, and died 13 December 1730. His widow died 1 October 1744.

JOSEPH SHERMAN, Wethersfield 1639, or earlier, had Samuel, to whom he gave his land at Wethersfield, and removed to Stamford 1641, says Chapin, history 163,4, though Mr. Judd (who had bestowed much research on record of Wethersfield, does not agree that the name of Samuel's father was Joseph, for in the first two generations he says there was no Joseph in Connecticut and Hinman, 72, and probably Chapin mistook Jo. (the perpetuated abbreviation for John), as Joseph. The fifth lot was, he is confident set out to Edward, easily read Edmund.

JOSEPH SHERMAN, Watertown, youngest son of Captain John Sherman, a blacksmith, married 18 November 1673 Elizabeth Winship, daughter of Edward Winship of Cambridge, had John, born 11 January 1675, Edward, 2 September 1677; Joseph, 8 February 1680; Samuel, 28 November 1681; but Cothren makes it 1682; Jonathan, 24 February 1684; Ephraim, 16 March 1685 died soon; Ephriam, again, 20 September 1686; Elizabeth, 13 July 1687, unless 1689 be the true year; William, 28 July 1692; Sarah, 2 June 1694; and Nathaniel, 19 September 1696; and died 20 January 1731. William, the youngest, but one of these sons was a shoemaker at Newton, and married Watertown, 3 September 1715, Mehitable Wellington, had as third son Roger Sherman, born 19 April 1721 at Newton forever to be honored as one of the framers, with Franklin Sherman, of the Declaration of Independence and of the most sagacious men ever produced by New England.

MATTHEW SHERMAN, Stratford, brother of Benjamin Sherman, had wife Hannah, and died 1698, leaving David, born 1692; and Hannah, perhaps more.

NATHANIEL SHERMAN, Boston, perhaps son of Samuel Sherman of the same, by wife Grace, had Nathaniel, born 19 December 1659; and, by wife Mary, had Mary, 28 March 1665.

NATHANIEL SHERMAN, Stratford, brother of Matthew Sherman, married 1680, Mary Phiippeny, perhaps daughter of James Phippeny, and died 1712.

PELEG SHERMAN, Portsmouth, Rhode Islandm married 25 July 1657, Elizabeth Lawton, daughter of Thomas Lawton, had Thomas, born 8 August 1658; William, 3 October 1659; Daniel, 15 June 1665; Mary, 11 December 1664; Peleg, 8 October 1666; Ann, 30 April 1668; Elizabeth, 25 November 1670; Samuel, 16 October 1672; Eber, 20 October 1674; John, 28 October 1676; Benjamin, 15 July 1677; Sarah, 25 January 1680; Isabel, 3 June 1683; and George, 18 December 1687.

PHILIP SHERMAN, Roxbury, came in 1633, a single man, a freeman 14 May 1634, first on the list after Governor Haynes, married Sarah Odding, daughter of John Porter's wife by former husband, went home early, but soon came again, and was led away, says the church record to familism by Porter, disarmed November 1637, and banished. Next year went to Rhode Island, there signed the compact of civil government March 1638, was Secretary or Recorder of the Colony 1648, and was Representative 1656. See Callender, 30. As Secretary he was happy enough to have descendants in 1857, probably in seventh generation filling the same post; but I can hardly indicate the line. He had Samson and Samuel, perhaps more.

PHILIP SHERMAN, Boston, "apprentice of John Blower," but it will not easily be learned who was his father. He died 12 December 1655.

RICHARD SHERMAN, Boston, merchant by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 1 December 1635, had two daughters Ann, and Priscilla in England, of whom the latter was married. Two lived here, Martha Brown, and Abigail Duncan; all which is learned from his will of 7 April probated 31 July 1660, as abstracted in Genealogical Registrar IX. 227, who mentioned also, grandchildren Mary, and Elizabeth Spawle, who Bond read Sprawle, so that he must have had five daughters if not six. If it be very difficult to find anything of the family in other record his terrible lawsuit against Captain Keayne about his wife's sow, which much convulse the Colony and led to a radical change in its constitution of government supplies the place abundantly as told in Winthrop II. 69-72. He died 30 May.

SAMS SHERMAN, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of Philip Sherman, married 4 March 1675, Isbel Tripp, daughter of John Tripp, had Philip, born 16 January following; Sarah, 24 September 1677; Alice, 12 January 1680; Samson, 28 January 1682; Abiel, 15 October 1684; and Job, 8 November 1687.

SAMUEL SHERMAN, Ipswich, 1636, of importance enough to be disarmed with only one more of that town, November 1637, as dangerous heretic, died before 1660, leaving children Samuel, Nathaniel, and Mary Clark, but who was the wife is not seen.

SAMUEL SHERMAN, Boston, husbandiman; perhaps brother of Philip Sherman, by wife Grace, had Philip, born 31 December 1637; Martha, 5 September 1639; both baptized 8 March 1640; Nathaniel, 19 December 1642; Jonathan, 11 February 1644, about 3 days old; and Philip, died young. He had joined the church 1 March, and was administered a freeman 13 May 1640; and his wife joined the church 29 August 1641; he died early in 1645, and in 1652 the General Court interfered in administration of his estate by the Deacons of Boston church.

SAMUEL SHERMAN, Stratford, brother of Reverend John Sherman, perhaps did not come so early as 1634, who Cothren, 60, assumes, but was after 1640 some years at Wethersfield, there had houselot, given by his father; was among first residents at Stamford, and had several children born there; was chosen an Assistant 1662, 3, 4, and after the union of the Colonies of Connecticut and New Hampshire 1665-7, but though nominated for 1668, he failed of the election and is no more heard of except in projecting with others, 1672, settlement of Woodbury. Cothren says he married in England Sarah Mitchell, and brought her hither; but this is to the last degree improble for he brings him in 1634, then only 19 years old at most, perhaps only 18, and in the mother country, very few so young were married besides who he calls this sister of Reverend Jonathan, who does not seem to have had such sister at least we know that Richard Mather, a fellow passenger with Mitchell's father in 1635, has no reference to a daughter then married on our side of the water, and father Mitchell in his will of 1646 names daughters only Susanna and Hannah, no Sarah; and beyond that, our Sherman tribe was from the part of Essex, while the Mitchells were of the West Riding of Yorkshire on the edge of Lancashire, opposite sides of the kingdom, between who two hundred and thirty years ago intercourse was very rare. Reconciliation of the principal fact (if it be true) may be gained by a reasonable conjecture that the marriage though it could hardly have occurred in England was some years after common of the parties hither. The dates of birth of their children give further evidence as Cothren himself furnished them, of his error, as the earliest is 1641, and the latest 1665, which is beyond the usual result of a marriage in 1634. His roll, with slight correction, is: Samuel, born 19 January 1641; Theophilus, 28 October 1643; Matthew, 21 October 1645; Edmund, 4 December 1647; John, 8 February 1651; Sarah, 8 February 1654; Nathaniel, 21 March 1657; Benjamin, 29 March 1662; and Daniel (who careful Mr. Judd made David) 15 April 1665. Some ground for support of the tradition of marriages with the death of Mitchell may appear in two of the names of these children Matthew and Sarah; but I must adher to my conjecture about the time. When he died might seem as hard to settle, as his date of married Cothren tells, that he died before October 1684, but it was probably fifteen years later, at least we know that division of his estate among heirs, whose language implies recent deceased of their ancestors was made September 1700, and deeds by him as late as 1694 can be read.

SAMUEL SHERMAN, Boston, son perhaps of Samuel Sherman of Ipswich, by wife Naomi, had Nathaniel, born 19 December 1659; Samuel, 3 October 1661, died soon; and Samuel, again, 24 April 1664.

SAMUEL SHERMAN, Stratford, eldest son of Samuel Sherman of the same, married 19 June 1665, Mary Titterton, daughter of Daniel Titterton, had Mary, born 7 May 1666; Daniel, 23 1669; Susanna, 22 July 1670; Sarah, baptized May 1673; Grace, born 8 August 1676; and Elizabeth, 1 January 1679. He had second wife, married August 1695, Abigail Thompson, daughter of John Thompson, widow of Nicholas Huse, who had been widow of Jonathan Curtis, and died February 1719. His widow died 1731.

SAMUEL SHERMAN, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of Philip Sherman, married 3 February 1681, Martha Tripp, daughter of John Tripp, had Sarah, born 10 April 1682; Mary, 1 December 1683; Mehitable, 18 August 1685; Samuel, 12 June 1687; and Othniel, 29 January 1690. Perhaps he had former wife Sarah, that died at Marshfield July 1680.

THEOPHILUS SHERMAN, Stratford 1669, was brother of the second Samuel Sherman of the same, and a man of distinction, died early in 1712; but Cothren gives him no wife or children.

WILLIAM SHERMAN, Plymouth 1632, may have come in 1629, for one of the names was given by our Governor and Company in London, liberty to bring in his kin from Northampton in fourteen days from 26 February, doubtless to be embarked in the fleet with Higginson. He married 1639, Prudence Hill, whose father is unknown to me, was of Duxbury and Marshfield 1643, had probably John, born 1646, and William; but Winsor may have confused father and son. The father died or was buried 25 October 1679.

WILLIAM SHERMAN, Marshfield, probably son of the preceding, married 25 December 1667, not 26 December 1677, both dates being given in Genealogical Registrar VI. 348, Desire Dotey, daughter of Edward Dotey, had Hannah, born 1668; Elizabeth, 1670, who died young; William, 1672; Patience, 1674; and Experience, 1678; and died perhaps early in 1681. His widow married 24 November of that year Israel Holmes and next, Alexander Standish.

WILLIAM SHERMAN, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of Peleg Sherman, married 12 May 1681, Martha Wilbor, daughter of William Wilbor, had William, Thomas, Eleanor, Mary, Elizabeth, Peleg, Benjamin, Sarah, and Hannah. He married it is said, second wife in 1697, Mercy White, daughter of Peregrine White. Most of families of this name in Rhode Island write it with a after e but in early days it was usually as now, sometimes Sharman. Of this name, twelve had, in 1934, been graduates at Yale, and two at Harvard.

HUGH SHERRITT, HUGH SHARRATT, HUGH SHEROTT, or HUGH SHERROT, Ipswich 1634, a freeman 4 March 1635, removed before 1647, to Haverhill, there had license to sell wine, may have been at Dover short time, in 1659, but died at Haverhill 5 September 1678, of great age, as tradition tells, of course, about 100 years. His wife Elizabeth, who had been widow of Humphrey Griffin, in her will, of 30 July 1670, names her five children by the former husband, but nothing is heard of any issue of Sherritt.

JOHN SHERWIN, Ipswich, married 25 November 1667, Frances Loomis, daughter of Edward Loomis, had Mary, born August 1679; Frances, 27 January 1682; Sarah, 7 October 168. the last figure being lost from the record. He married second wife 30 September 1691, Mary Chandler, eldest daughter of WilIiam Chandler of Andover, had John; Alice, 21 January 1694; Abigail, 4 May 1695; Elinor, 28 June 1696; William, 27 July 1698; and Jacob, 17 October 1699; and died 15 October 1726, aged 82. Mary married 9 June 1702, Caleb Foster.

THOMAS SHERWINGTON, or THOMAS SHERRINGTON, propounded for a freeman of Connecticut 1672; but his residence is not told, nor anything more known to me.

MATTHEW SHERWOOD, Fairfield 1664, then administered a freeman, was Ensign in 1673.

STEPHEN SHERWOOD, Greenwich, a proprietor in 1672, had been administered a freeman in 1664, married Rebecca Turney, daughter of first Benjamin Turney, was probably son of Thomas Sherwood, brother of preceding.

THOMAS SHERWOOD, Stratford, or Fairfield, first at Stratford 1645, had come to Boston, 1634, in the Francis from Ipswich, aged 48 with wife Alice, 47; and children Ann, 14; Rose, 11; Thomas, 10; and Rebecca, 9; and may be thought to have had others, born before or after or both, for his will of June 1657, probated 4 June 1658, mentioned sons John and Thomas, daughter Mary, wife Sarah, and refers to other daughters without naming them. His estate was good.

THOMAS SHERWOOD, Fairfield, or Stratford, son of the preceding, born in England, was perhaps, rather than his father the freeman of 1664; and probably had that Thomas, propounded for a freeman 1672. But his inventory of May 1676, mentioned no wife or children. Of this name, eleven had been graduates at Yale 1846.

THOMAS SHESTELL, or THOMAS SHESTEN, Boston 1665, lighterman, was a householder 1695; and I know no more of so strange a name, but that he made mortgage of his estate in 1666, which soon was discharged.

JOHN SHETHER, JOHN SHEATHER, or JOHN SHEDAR, Guilford 1650, in the list of a freeman 1669, removed to Killingworth, there died leaving John, and, perhaps, other children before May 1677, when his widow Susanna, on her petition was empowered to make deed.

JOHN SHETHER, JOHN SHEATHER, or JOHN SHEDAR, Killingworth, son I presume of the preceding, married 9 January 1679, Elizabeth Wellman, daughter of William Wellman of the same, had Elizabeth, born 20 November 1679; Hannah, 25 November 1681; John, 23 March 1685; Rachel; and Susanna. His wife died 5 February 1718; and he died 12 May 1721.

THOMAS SHILLINGSWORTH, Plymouth 1643, a freeman 1644, must be thought the same man under the more valuable and venerable name of Chillingworth.

THOMAS SHINE, Malden, when called to take oath of fidelity 15 December 1674, marked junior, and he may have brother John Shine in Boston; but the name is strange.

EDWARD SHIPMAN, Saybrook, married January 1651, Elizabeth Comstock, had Elizabeth, born says the record copied in Genealogical Registrar IV. 140, May following; Edward, February 1654; William, June 1656; and his wife died July 1659. He married 1 July 1663, Mary Andrews, had John, 5 April 1664; Hannah, February 1666; Samuel, 25 December 1668; Abigail, September 1670; and Jonathan, September 1674; was propounded for a freeman October 1667, as Shipton, according to the town record and though all the children stand with the old name, his name at death as recorded 15 September 1697, is in the new form. In the will of the Indians sachem Uncas, 29 February 1676, he is one of three devisees to each of who testator gave 3000 acres, and this "within sight of Hartford," when in that clause of the instrument the aggregate grant reaching to 83,000 acres to only 28 persons. Elizabeth married 3 (but another account says 9) December 1672, John Hobs..

WILLIAM SHIPMAN, Saybrook, son of the preceding, married 6 November 1690, Alice Hand, had Edward, born 20 March 1692; and, perhaps, more.

EDWARD SHIPPEN, Boston, artillery company 1669, then a 30 year old, married about 1671, Elizabeth Lybrand, a Quaker, not long residing here, had Francis, born 2 February 1671, who died next year; Edward, 2 October 1674, in few weeks William, 4 October 1675, died soon; Elizabeth, August 1676, died very soon; Edward, again, 10 December 1677; Joseph, 28 February 1679; Mary, 6 May 1681, died young; and Ann, 17 June 1684. When his first wife died is not known, but he married 15 July 1688, at Newport, Rebecca, widow of Francis Richardson of New York, as the Friends' record show, and had Elizabeth, 1690, who died as did her mother soon after and he went, on invitation of Penn, about 1693, to Philadelphia, was there the first Mayor under Charter of 1701, and founder of family of much distinction. He was rich, early chosen to the Assembly, was speaker 1695, head of the Council 1704, married third wife Elizabeth widow of Thomas James of Bristol, England, had John, who died young; and last child William, who died 1731, probably unmarried; and died 2 October 1712.

JOSEPH SHIPPEN, Boston, son of the preceding, married 28 July, or Boston record says, 5 August 1702, Abigail Grosse, daughter of Thomas Grosse, had Edward Shippen, born 9 July 1703, father of Edward Shippen the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and removed to Philadelphia next year, there by her had five more children and had second wife.

THOMAS SHIPPEY, THOMAS SHEPPY, or THOMAS SHIPPIE, Charlestown 1637, by wife Grace, had Thomas, born 27 September 1656, died in three months; Grace, 30 December 1658; Mary; Thomas, again; and Sarah; these four baptized 21 June 1668, the mother having joined the church on Sunday preceding; John, 25 July 1669; Richard, 4 December 1670, died soon; Richard, again, 1 September 1672, died at 15 years; and the father died 17 October 1683. Elizabeth Shippey who joined Charlestown church in April 1650, may have been his mother, and Thanklord son, the asserter of Matthews' right in the church at Malden, 1651, against our General Court, may have been his first wife. Grace married 19 November 1679, the first Timothy Pratt.

THOMAS SHIPPEY, THOMAS SHEPPY, or THOMAS SHIPPIE, Charlestown, son of the preceding, married 17 April 1690, Mabel Mitchell, had Grace; Mabel, baptized 14 July 1695; his wife joined the church 23 June preceding, Margaret, 27 September 1696, died young; Mary, 30 October 1698; and Margaret, again, 19 May, 1701. His widow married 13 August 1707, Nicholas Hoppin.

PETER SHOOTER, Braintree, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 3 March 1655; and he died 15 July following.

JAMES SHORE, Boston, son of the first Sampson Shore, was, perhaps, born in England.

JONATHAN SHORE, Lynn, brother of the preceding, married 15 January 1669, Priscilla Hathorne, daughter of John Hathorne, had Jonathan, born 14 December following; by wife Phebe, 20 April 1674; and Samuel, 1 February 1684.

SAMPS SHORE, Boston 1641, a tailor, joined our church 29 January 1642, a freeman 18 May following, by wife Abigail, had Jonathan, probably born 12, certainly baptized 18 June 1643, about 7 days old, perhaps died soon, unless unusual carelessness is imputed as probably is justly due to the town record that he was born 16 May 1644, and buried the same month; Sampson, 26 January 1645, about 14 days old; and James, besides Abigail, who married December 1674, Samuel Hudson; Elizabeth, born 25 June 1657, died soon; Susanna, baptized 20 May 1660; and Ann, 16 August 1663.

SAMPS SHORE, Hull, son of the preceding, married Mary Payton, daughter of Captain Bezaleel Payton, was a freeman 1673. For the first hundred years I find not this surname in our Suffolk probably such deficiency is not to be regretted or credit should be allowed to the scrupulous town record that tells of -----

SAMPS SHOREBORNE, Boston, by wife Abigail, had Jonathan, born 12 June 1643. Eheu !

ABRAHAM SHORT, Pemaquid 1628, may have been six years after the town clerk unless a namesake had the office. A mortgage to him of the Island of Monhegon by Thomas Elbridge, 1650, may be read in volume I of our Suffolk record, often it is writen Shurd.

ANTHONY SHORT, Newbury 1635, had, the year before been at Ipswich, of course, was one of the first settlers of each. May have had wife Ann, but died without children 4 April 1670.

CLEMENT SHORT, Boston, married 21 November 1660 Faith Munt, daughter of Thomas Munt, removed to Newichwannuck, now Berwick, before 1666; was killed by the Indians, as Niles tells, 3 Massachusetts history Collection VI. 210; with wife and three children.

HENRY SHORT, Ipswich, brother of Anthony Short, came in the Mary and John, 1634, was administered 3 September that year. Claimed to be administered as Representative in March following, but was "unduly chosen", was rejected, removed to Newbury, was Representative 1644; had wife Elizabeth, who died 22 March 1648, and he, 9 October following married Sarah Glover, had Sarah, born 18 December 1649, who died in few months; Henry, 11 March 1652; John, 31 October 1653, died soon; and Sarah, again, 28 January 1660; and he died 5 May 1673. His widow married 6 February 1678, Robert Adams, and died October 1697.

HENRY SHORT, Newbury son of the preceding, a freeman 1677, married 30 March 1674, Sarah Whipple, had Mary, born 22 August 1675; Sarah, 1 August 1677; John, 14 December 1679, died young; Hannah, 28 March 1682; John, again, 13 October 1685; Matthew Short, 14 March 1688, Harvard College 1707; Lydia, 7 May 1690, died next year, and his wife died 28 December 1691. He married 11 May 1692, Ann Sewall, daughter of Henry Sewall, widow of William Longfellow, and had Jane, 4 March 1693; Samuel, 18 November 1694, died young; Mehitable, 12 January 1696; Samuel, again, 16 February 1698, died soon; Samuel, again, 22 February 1699; Hannah, 2 March 1701, died soon; and Joseph, 8 April 1702; died 23 October 1706.

LUKE SHORT, Marblehead, mariner, came from Dartmouth, County Devon, removed to Middleborough, had family of who Luke was name of one child. He was of so great age, when he joined the church 1731, that, at his death 1746, his years were counted 116, if any will believe it.

ROBERT SHORTHOSE, ROBERT SHORTHUS, or ROBERT SHORTUS, Charlestown 1634, by wife Catherine, had John, born 13 September 1637; Elizabeth, 7 September 1640; but among householders in 1658 his name is not seen; nor was he a valuable inhabitant we judge, for three times in as many years Court proceeded against him.

RICHARD SHORTRIDGE, or RICHARD SHORTRIGGS, Portsmouth, a freeman 1672, married Esther Dearborn, daughter of Godfrey Dearborn of Hampton, had Richard, or, more probably Robert, and Ann, who married 18 November 1686, George Wallis.

ROBERT SHORTRIDGE, or ROBERT SHORTRIGGS, Portsmouth, perhaps son of Richard Shortridge, married 16 May 1687, one, whose name is not clearly made out in Genealogical Registrar VII. 128.

SAMPS SHOTTEN, or SAMPS SHATTON, Newport 1638, was recorded as a freeman 1640, but disfranchised March following, and with Gorton, Holden, and others, purchased Shaomet from the Indians January 1643, and escaped the holy vengeance of the Massachusetts government by dying in September next before their forces for the conquest arrived. He left only Rachel (daughter of his widow Alice) that married Robert Hodgson; and the mother married Ralph Cowland of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, who in her will gave all the property of her father to the children then, November 1664, presumed to be unmarried and she died August 1666. See Winthrop II. 121.

EDWARD SHOVE, Bristol, son of George Shove, by wife Lydia, had George and Mary, twins born 2 June 1705; Lydia, 31 July 1707; Ruth, 10 September 1709; Elizabeth, 10 March 1711; Theophilus, 7 April 1715; Edward, 21 December 1716; Hannah, 19 June 1719; and Nathaniel, 9 May 1723, died 12 October 1746.

GEORGE SHOVE, Taunton, perhaps son of a widow Margery, 1643, at Rowley, though Baylies, II. 211, thought he was born at Dorchester, that seems improbable, ordained 16 November 1665, not 19 as Dr. Harris, in history of Dorchester gave it, who was Sunday, married 12 July 1664, Hopestill Newman, daughter of Reverend Samuel Newman, had Edward, born 28 April 1665, died soon; Elizabeth, 10 August 1666; Seth Shove, 10 December 1667, Harvard College 1687; Nathaniel, 29 January 1669, died in Braintree, at 25 years, Samuel, 16 June 1670; and Sarah, 30 July 1671. His wife died 7 March 1674, and he married 18 February 1675, Hannah Bacon, eldest daughter of Nathaniel Bacon, widow of the second Thomas Walley, and had Mary, 11 August 1676; Joanna, 28 September 1678; Edward, again, 3 or 6 October 1680; and the whimsically baptized Yetmercy, 7 November 1682. This wife died 22 December 1685, and for third wife he took, 8 December 1686, Sarah, widow of Thomas Farwell, and died 21 April following. His mother who had married Richard Peacock of Roxbury, was buried near 26 years after from the house of her son.

SETH SHOVE, Danbury, son of the preceding, after leaving College taught school for some years at Newbury, and probably other places, was ordained 13 October 1697, may have had wife and children and died 31 December 1735.

JOHN SHREVE, or JOHN SHERIVE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, perhaps son of Thomas Shreve, married late in August 1686, Jane Havens, daughter of John Havens, had John, born 10 June 1687; Thomas, 24 December 1691; Elizabeth, 16 November 1693; Mary, 9 June 1696; Caleb, 12 April 1699; Daniel, 16 January 1702; and William, 3 May 1705.

THOMAS SHREVE, or THOMAS SHERIVE, Plymouth 1643-51, had wife or daughter Martha, and, perhaps, others, certainly Thomas, born 2 September 1649. A Jeremiah Shreve submitted 1652, at Kittery, to Massachusetts jurisdiction.

EPAPHRAS SHRIMPTON; Boston, by wife Rebecca, had Samuel, baptized 17 July 1687, at Charlestown, but why there, I see not; and all I hear of him is, that he was son of Edward Shrimpton of London.

HENRY SHRIMPTON, Boston, brother of Edward Shrimpton of Bednal Green, County Middlesex, had been a brazier in London, joined our church 15 September 1639, by wife Elinor, had Elizabeth, baptized 3 October 1641, about 10 days old, who died under 18 years; Samuel, 25 June 1643, about 26 days old; Mary, 10 August 1645, about 13 days, who I presume, 9 March 1652, though blundering town record calls her Elinor Shrimpton, daughter of Henry Shrimpton and his wife Mary; John, 28 May 1648 about 6 weeks which I dare to adopt; Sarah, born 1649, who was not baptized for eleven years; Henry, 26 April 1653, says one of the copies of town record but an older one, 1654, and he, I suppose, died young; Mehitable, who died 29 July 1657; Jonathan, 18 November 1656, who died 22 July 1657; Abigail, 3 January 1658; Bethia, 30 January 1659; Elizabeth again, 10 April 1660, baptized at 5 days with three sisters before mentioned. He married 27 February 1662, second wife Mary, widow of Captain Robert Fenn (who had first been widow of Captain Thomas Hawkins, and married Fenn 26 June 1654); and died July 1666. His will, of 17 of that month probated 4 August following, after providing for his wife, made disposition of large property to children Samuel, Sarah, Abigail, Bethia, and Elizabeth, and provides for Elizabeth, widow of his brother Edward of London, and the seven children Jonathan, Mary, Ebenezer, Epaphras, Silas, Elizabeth, and Lydia, large part of whose estate he held in trust; gave £50 to the church and £50, with this curious proviso, for "leave that I may be buried in the tomb wherein my former wife Elinor’s son was buried otherwise I give nothing." A better proof of his sense is a bequest of £10, "token of my love," to Gold, Osborn, and others, of the baptist church worshipping at Noddle's Island. A copy of the will of his brother Edward Shrimpton, that sheds some light on our side of the water, sent from the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, may be read in our probably record I. 390.

JONATHAN SHRIMPTON, Boston 1648, eldest son of Edward Shrimpton of Bednal Green, who was elder brother of the preceding, married Mary Oliver, daughter of Peter Oliver, had Mary and James, twins born 30 October 1667; Sarah, 23 November 1669; and Samuel, 10 December 1671; artillery company 1665; died 1673. His widow married Nathaniel Williams; daughter Sarah married John Clark, Esq.

ROBERT SHRIMPTON, Boston, had John, baptized 28 May 1648, "about six weeks old," says the church record but though the ancient copy calls him "son of our brother Robert I feel compelled after long investigation to say, that it seems to be mistake, inasmuch as there was no brother Robert son of our children nor does the town record give any such person. To be sure the church and town record in the original for many early years are both lost, and the copies are of various value; that of the church very far superior to the town copy, especially as gaps in 1647, 8, and 9 are numerous. Now, since the name of father is not seen in any time before nor for a long successful of years after if ever, my conjecture is, that John, the children baptized on that day, was son of Henry, and died soon. That this may not appear too hazaradous a guess, I beg, the student of our early manners to observe that Henry had brought to baptize his three children in a short time after their several births; but of six succeeding children no one was brought up to the font before the fifth day after birth of a seventh, and then the record has this strange relationship: on 15 April 1660, were baptized children of our brother Henry Shrimpton, Sarah, aged eleven years; Abigail, two years; Bethia, one year; and Elizabeth, at five days. The three intermediates were, I presume, dead and my excuse for omission of such ordinance in the six cases, is, that the father was too much impressed with the death of his son John. If in oppositon to this conjecture it be suggested that Henry had derived prejudice against the ceremony of informed baptisms the inquiry naturally springs up, if his conscientous scruple restrained him in 1649, and 1653, and 1654, and 1656, and 1658, and 1659, why should it have relaxed in 1660? Still, if my disesteem of the copy in the old engrossing hand that serves for First Church record seem too confident, I must be excused from abundant experience of the errors in such document. Our town record as it is called (I mean the oldest MS veneratable by me, as the County Recorder's Copy from the lost transcript of the lost original record of the town clerk of the writs) asserts falsely, that "Elinor, the daughter of Henry Shrimpton and of his wife Mary, December 9 Mar1652," on page 128 whereas Mary was the child, not the wife, and Elinor was the wife who had three or four children after that date of death and there was no children named Elinor, that we hear of.

SAMUEL SHRIMPTON, Boston, son of Henry Shrimpton, a freeman 1673, got off by fine of £10 from service same year as constable, to which office he was then chosen; had by wife Elizabeth Roberets, daughter of widow Elizabeth Roberets of London, Mary, born 4 December 1666; Martha, 21 January 1671; Samuel, 20 April 1673; and Elizabeth again, 21 April 1674; yet, perhaps, Samuel is the only child that lived long. He was of artillery company 1670, and its Captain 1694, one of the Councellors to Andros 1687, but not a partaker in his tyranny; one of the Councilors of Safety 1689, and head of the regiment of Suffolk, and died 9 February 1698, of apoplexy. What is meant by the statement in Sewalls Diary, that Lieutenant-Governor Usher was committed to prison, 4 December 1694, on the examination of Colonel Shrimpton is uncertain. His large estate by will of 5 June 1697, probated 17 following passage to his son Samuel, who married 7 May 1696, Elizabeth Richardson, niece of his mother had only children Elizabeth and died 1703, insolvent.

ABIEL SHERTLIFF, ABIEL SHIRTLEY, or ABIEL SHETLE, youngest son of William Shertliff the first of Plymouth, there married 14 January 1696, Lydia Barnes, daughter of Jonathan Barnes of the same, had James, born 16 November 1696; Elizabeth, 6 December 1698; Lydia, 28 February 1701; David, 1 June 1703; Hannah, 31 July 1705; John, 8 November 1707; Benjamin, 11 April 1711; William, 8 September 1713; Joseph, 22 January 1716; and Abiel, 23 October 1717. He lived in that part of the town which became Plympton, where his wife died 10 September 1727; and he died 28 October 1732.

THOMAS SHERTLIFF, THOMAS SHIRTLEY, or THOMAS SHETLE, Plympton, son of William Shertliff the first, though some doubt is felt, whether he were not son of the second; married 21 May 1713, Sarah Kimball, but it is not known what children if any, he had, or the time of his or her death.

WILLIAM SHERTLIFF, WILLIAM SHIRTLEY, or WILLIAM SHETLE, Marshfield, had at Plymouth, where he was apprentice to Thomas Clark, a carpenter, but not, probably brought by him, married 18 October 1655, Elizabeth Lettice, daughter of Thomas Lettice, had William, born 1657; Thomas; and Abiel, in June 1666, the same month in which the father was killed by lightning on 23; and, Miss Thomas instructs us, the son was born after that event, but there is reasonable tradition that the child was born before the death of his father. His widow married 18 November 1669, Jacob Cooke; and, next, 1 January 1689, Hugh Cole of Swansey, and she died 31 October 1693.

WILLIAM SHERTLIFF, WILLIAM SHIRTLEY, or WILLIAM SHETLE, Plymouth, eldest son of the preceding, married October 1683, Susanna Lothrop, daughter of Barnabas Lothrop of Barnstable, had Jabez, born 22 April 1684; Thomas, 16 March 1687; Jacob, baptized at Barnstable 11 August 1698; William Shertliff, 4 April 1689, Harvard College 1707, minister of Portsmouth; Susanna, baptized 1691; John, born June 1693; Barnabas, 19 March 1696; Ichabod, 8 November 1697; Elizabeth, 28 May 1699; Mary, 22 December 1700; Sarah, 8 June 1702; Samuel; Abigail; and Nathaniel, 2 December 1707. His wife died 9 August 1726, and he died 4 February 1730.

RICHARD SHUTE, Milford 1642, perhaps removed to Pemaquid before 1651; may be the mariner who bought a small lot of land in Boston, June 1670, who by wife Elizabeth, had William, born 1 October 1670, yet this more probably appears to be the man who died at Boston 2 0ct. 1703; aged 72. The mariner, Richard Shute, in his will of September 1703, probated 6 October following, speaks of his farm at Malden, on which he had charged in favor of his present wife Catharine, a jointure by the contribution of marriage and as by this will that sum is increasing the estate shall also enure to the good of his children Michael, Richard, and Joanna, widow of Joseph Buckley; late of Boston, and to Elizabeth Nichols, and Hannah Mountfort, daughters of said Joanna, by her first husband Nichols, and to his other twelve grandchildren viz.: five daughters of Michael, four children of Richard, three sons of Joanna; besides £3 to his kinsman, William Shute.

RICHARD SHUTE, Milford, married 14 August 1656, Sarah Sandford, eldest daughter of Thomas Sandford, had Thomas, born 5 August 1659, and in 1655 was residing at East Chester, in New York jurisdiction.

RICHARD SHUTE, Malden, son of Richard Shute, by wife Lydia, had John, born 26 March 1693; Lydia, 14 July 1696; and Elizabeth and Joanna, twins 20 February 1699.

ROBERT SHUTE, Boston, probably unmarried, as no wife or children is mentioned in his will of 24 March 1651, probated 29 April following, but he names brother Richard Shute, lived near Pemaquid, brother Thomas Shute, sister Mary Shute, and sister Sarah Holly's children; had fair estate of who to Richard Russel, his executor he gives £10, and legacy to Reverend Messrs. Cotton, Wilson, Symmes, and Allen, the pastors and teachers of Boston and Charlestown.

THOMAS SHUTE had family as well as Richard, and lived at East Chester in later years.

WILLIAM SHUTE, Boston, married 1 July 1659, Hopestill Viall, daughter of John Viall, who gave him, 1665, house and land in Boston; perhaps was of Jamaica 1671.

PETER SHUTER, or PETER SHOOTER, Braintree, died 15 July 1654, says Farmer. He was probably not that Mr. Shuter by the Assistant ordained of 1 March 1631, sent home.

JOHN SIBLEY, JOHN SEBLEY, or JOHN SYBLEY, Salem, came with Higginson, 1629, says Felt, of which I would gladly see the evidence; freeman, married 3 September 1634, yet was probably unmarried for several years; had there baptized Sarah, 18 September 1642; Mary, 8 September 1644; Rachel, 3 May 1646, John, 14 May 1648; Hannah, 22 June 1651; William, 8 September 1653; Samuel, 12 April 1657; and Abigail, 3, July 1659; was selectman 1636, had land at Manchester, then called Jeffery's creek 1637, and in 1640, with other Salem men, prayed the General Court to give leave to remove there. Perhaps he had another wife Rachel Pickworth, daughter of John Pickworth, and by her Joseph; but he died at married 1661, leaving widow Rachel, four sons, five daughters. Mary married 26 January 1665, Jonathan Walcot; Rachel married a Bishop; and Hannah married Stephen Small. Charlestown 1634, with wife Sarah was administered of the church 21 February 1635 , a freeman 6 May following, then spelled with e in the first syllable, died 30 November 1649.

JOHN SIBLEY, JOHN SEBLEY, or JOHN SYBLEY, Beverly, or Manchester, probably both, son of the first John Sibley, was Captain, selectman, and Representative; married says the scrupulous descendants library at the University Rachel Pickworth, daughter of Amariah Pickworth, had Mary, born 21 March 1677; Elizabeth, 4 March 1679; John, 7 September 1680; and Hannah, 18 February 1682; and he died early in 1710.

JOSEPH SIBLEY, JOSEPH SEBLEY, or JOSEPH SYBLEY, Salem, perhaps brother of the preceding, married 4 February 1684, Susanna Follet, who may have been daughter of William Follet of Dover, had Joseph, born 9 November 1684; John, 18 September 1687; Jonathan, 1 May 1690; Hannah, baptized May 1693; Samuel, 1697; William, 7 April 1700; and Benjamin, 19 September 1703.

RICHARD SIBLEY, RICHARD SEBLEY, or RICHARD SYBLEY, Salem, 1656, by wife Hannah, had Samuel, born 10 March 1659; Hannah, 20 September 1661; Sarah, 20 December 1663; Damaris, 26 August 1666; John, April 1669; Mary, 25 January 1672; and Elizabeth. He was a traymaker, and died early in 1676, his inventory being of 30 June, when all the children and wife were living.

SAMUEL SIBLEY, SAMUEL SEBLEY, or SAMUEL SYBLEY, Salem, son of the first John Sibley, by wife Mary, had Samuel, born 7 January 1687; Mary; Benjamin; William; Rebecca; and Lydia. He lived in that unhappy village where the Reverend Mr. in his church record says; his wife raised the devil, by advising John, an Indian (who with wife Tituba, were, I suppose, slaves of Paris) how to make a cake. See Massachusetts history Collection III. 170; also copious and curious church records about sister Sibly's confession. Genealogical Registrar XI. 133. We may rejoice in reading Felt, II. 476, how easily she got off, by confession of her innocence in the folly.

SAMUEL SIBLEY, SAMUEL SEBLEY, or SAMUEL SYBLEY, Salem, probably eldest son of Richard Sibley, married 13 September 1695, Sarah Wells, had Hannah, born 17 May 1696; Richard, January 1698; Sarah, 27 March 1699; Jonathan, 25 November 1701; Samuel, July 1704, died soon; and Samuel, again, 5 May 1705; was killed by the Indians 29 August 1708, in their assault on Haverhill.

WILLIAM SIBLEY, WILLIAM SEBLEY, or WILLIAM SYBLEY, Salem son of John Sibley the first, married 1 November 1676, widow Ruth Small, had Ruth, John, Joseph, Nathaniel, and Rachel.

JOHN SICKLERDAM, Boston, a pirate, taken in the sound, October 1689. In Genealogical Registrar II. 393, a full account is given though the commander Captain Pease, was killed in the fight. We may not fear to call him a transient person, perhaps a Dutch mariner, looking out for any servant to favor the Prince of Orange; but he executed for not finding better employment.

FRANCIS SIDALL, is the name printed as one of the soldiers in Moseley's Company December 1675 but I suppose it a mispelled.

ANDREW SIGOURNEY, ANDREW SIGOURNAY, ANDREW SEGOURNE, or ANDREW SIGOURNIE, Boston, came probably in 1686, from devotion to the cause of religious truth, as one of the noble Huguenot confessors, bringing son Andrew, daughter Susanna, perhaps other children. Their first settlement was at Oxford, whence after 7 or 8 years with most of the other French emigrants he came to Boston but after the peril of Indians invasion passed away shortly, once more he tried the country residence. I think probably for few years but died at Boston 16 April 1727, aged 88, according to gravestone. Susanna married John Johnson, who with three children was killed by the Indians 1696, at Oxford, and she married 8 April 1700, her cousin Daniel Johonnot of Boston.

ANDREW SIGOURNEY, ANDREW SIGOURNAY, ANDREW SEGOURNE, or ANDREW SIGOURNIE, Boston, son of the preceding, brought From France, in youth, by his father, married Mary Germaine, also a native of France, had Andrew, born 30 January 1702; Susanna, 27 December 1704 Peter, 1 March 1707, not 6, as the family Genealogy gives it; Mary, 1 August 1709; Charles, 27 April 1711, who died unmarried at 40 years; Anthony, 17 August 1713; Daniel, 17 November 1715; Rachel, 5 March 1718, died next year; Hannah, 27 Feb; 1719; but of the place of birth assigned by family genealogy for the first named five or six I entertain strong doubt. The printed volume prepared with exemplarary devotion makes them all to be born at Boston, but a fair inferrence Is against it, as no record is found before 1714, and then the whole six are brought into our town record. He made his will 20 May 1736, but it was not probated before 7 July 1748, soon after his death and his widow died 20 March 1763 or 4, the uncertain. of family Genealogy raised a suspicion that the author had confused old and new style so many years after death of "Mr. Old Style." Susanna married 24 October 1726, Martin Brimmer; Mary married 20 February 1734, John Baker; and Hannah married 23 June 1748, Samuel Dexter, the celebrated patriot.

ANDREW SIGOURNEY, ANDREW SIGOURNAY, ANDREW SEGOURNE, or ANDREW SIGOURNIE, Boston, son of the preceding, married 7 October 1731, Mary Ronchon, only daughter of John Ronchon, had Mary, born 14 August 1732; Andrew, again, 14 February 1734, both died young; Mary, 26 November 1735; Andrew, again, 22 May 1737, died young; John Ronchon, 29 May 1740; Andrew, again, 22 May 1742, died young; Elizabeth, 17 August 1743; Susanna, 13 October 1744; Andrew, again, 27 March 1746, died at 21 years; Charles, 4 March 1748; Martin Baker, 3 September 1751, died young; and Hannah, 30 April 1754. He died 4 November 1762; and his widow died 28 February 1772.

ANTHONY SIGOURNEY, ANTHONY SIGOURNAY, ANTHONY SEGOURNE, or ANTHONY SIGOURNIE, Boston, brother of the preceding, married 10 April 1740, Mary Waters of Salem, had Mary, born 23 March 1741; Susanna, 11 January 1743; Peter, 8 December 1745; and by second wife Elizabeth Breed, born Whittemore, who died at Oxford, 18 May 1804, had Anthony, 12 May 1751; and Andrew, 30 November 1752; and died 1761.

DANIEL SIGOURNEY, DANIEL SIGOURNAY, DANIEL SEGOURNE, or DANIEL SIGOURNIE, Boston, youngest brother of the preceding, married Mary Varney, daughter of James Varney, had Mary born 31 August 1736; Andrew, 11 February 1738; Daniel, 1 October 1739, died soon; James, 22 May 1741; Charles, 21 August 1744; and by second wife Joanna Tileston, who died 19 September 1770, had Elisha, 21 October 1747, died next year; Thomas Tileston, 31 December 1749, died soon; Joanna, of whose date of birth I doubt the family Genealogy has error; Jane 13 November 1751; and Elisha, again, 14 April 1753; and third wife he had, married 13 February 1780, Rebecca Tileston, who died 14 January 1807, aged 87, says the printed volume but he died 7 July 1787.

INCREASE SIKES, INCREASE SYCKES, or INCREASE SYKES, Springfield, eldest son of Richard Sikes, married 17 March Abigail Fowler, daughter of Ambrose Fowler, had John, born 23 September 1672; Nathaniel, 7 July 1673; Increase, 1 January 1675; Abigail, 16 March 1676; Rebecca, 17 September 1678; and Samuel, 27 March 1680; besides Phebe 27 February 1682; James 14 March 1683; James, again, 27 March 1684; and Benjamin, 5 December 1685 which last four died soon; was a freeman 1684, and died 24 March 1712; his widow died 19 June 1733.

JAMES SIKES, JAMES SYCKES, or JAMES SYKES, Springfield, youngest brother of the preceding, who died on the same day with him, had no wife or children.

NATHANIEL SIKES, NATHANIEL SYCKES, or NATHANIEL SYKES, Springfield, brother of the preceding, married 3 February 1681, Hannah Bagg, daughter probably of John Bagg of the same, had Hannah, born 27 June 1682, died young; Hannah, again, 14 July 1685; and Nathaniel, 22 August 1686. He died 15 September following and his widow in her widowhood, 13 May 1740.

RICHARD SIKES, RICHARD SYCKES, or RICHARD SYKES, Springfield, a freeman 13 May 1640, when, I suppose, by the names above and below his in the list, he was of Dorchester, next year removed to Springfield, there by wife Phebe, had Experience, born 5 November 1642, died young; Increase, 6 August 1644; Nathaniel, 30 October 1646; and Victory, or as Colony record reads; Vicary, 3 March 1649; and James, 11 June 1651; and died March 1676, in his will named wife Phebe, and these children. All four sons swore allegiance at Springfield on the last day of December 1678, or the next day.

VICARY or VICTORY SIKES, VICARY SYCKES, or VICARY SYKES, Springfield, son of the preceding, married 29 January 1673, Elizabeth Burt, daughter of Jonathan Burt, had Jonathan, born 16 December 1673, died soon; Jonathan again, 17 July 1675, Elizur, 11 December 1677, died in few days; Abel, 24 February 1679, died in few days; Samuel, 3 March 1680; Benjamin, 16 October 1682, died soon; removed to Suffield, had there Ebenezer, 24 September 1683; and his wife died next month, and this child not long after. He married next, 16 July 1684, Elizabeth Granger, daughter of Lancelot Granger, had John, 18 May 1685, died next year; Vicary, 9 November 1686, died soon; Vicary, again, 5 September 1689; and his wife died 20 March 1692. For third wife 22 December following he had Mary, widow of Judah Trumbull; and died 1708, only three of his ten children being left alive.

DENNIS SIKY, an unknown or misprinted name of one of Moseley's soldiers in December 1675, clerk of the Company.

JOHN SILL, JOHN SYLL, or JOHN SCILL, Cambridge 1637, brought from England says the family tradition wife Joanna, children Elizabeth and Joseph; was a freeman 2 May 1638, perhaps had other children but died probably before 1653. His widow had grant of land 1662; but of her death the exact date is unknown yet her will was probated In October 1671. Elizabeth married 28 October 1652, Zechariah Hicks, and died 12 September 1730.

JOSEPH SILL, JOSEPH SYLL, or JOSEPH SCILL, Cambridge, son of the preceding, born in England, came with his father in infant, married 5 December 1660, Jemima Belcher, daughter of Andrew Belcher the first of the same, who died about 1675, had several children of who I know only Andrew, born 5 February 1665, that died soon; Joseph, baptized 11 March 1666; and Jemima born 21 September as the town record proves to Mr. Paige's is factual though the church register says, baptized 31 March 1667; and Elizabeth, born 12 September 1668; and the record of birth has no others. But others there were, as the family tradition makes two son lost at sea; and fully confirmation is it by the fact, that after he died of wounds in the beginning of Philip's war, and after married of second wife, he made deed of trust, 7 November 1681, to Andrew Belcher, their uncle, in favor of his sons Andrew and Thomas. He was much distinguished for service in that war, especially at Groton, where he had come and at Dover, widow with Hawthorne in the surprise of the Indians at Major Waldron's. On the close of it, removed to Lyme, there married 12 February 1677 or 8, Sarah Clark, daughter of George Clark, widow of Reynold Marvin, and had Joseph, born 6 January 1678 or 9; and Zechariah, 1 January 1682; and, perhaps, others, but died 6 August 1696, in 60th year. Jemima, married 2 December 1687, John Hall; of Medford; and Elizabeth married 18 November 1685, Samuel Green, junior of Boston. In Milford a Joseph Sill is named 1648; but I think it may be a mistake for 1673.

JOSEPH SILL, JOSEPH SYLL, or JOSEPH SCILL, Lyme, son of the preceding, married Phebe Lord, daughter of Richard Lord, had Lucy, born February 1706; Elizabeth, 20 November 1707; John, 14 February 1710; Phebe, 10 February 1713; Joseph, 25 April 1715; Thomas, 25 August 1717; Lucy, again, 1 December 1719; Jabez and Richard, twins 4 August 1722; Elijah, 8 November 1724; Sarah, 2 January 1728; and Elisha, 6 April 1730; and died 10 November 1765. His widow died 4 January 1774, aged 86.

ZECHARIAH SILL, ZECHARIAH SYLL, or ZECHARIAH SCILL, Lyme, brother of the preceding, married Elizabeth Mather daughter of Richard Mather of the same, had Andrew; Zechariah, born 1717; David; Sarah; Elizabeth; and Joanna; but dates are unknown of the births of most of his children or of deaths of himself or wife. Eight of this name had, in 1852, been graduates at Yale.

DANIEL SILLIIAM, Fairfield, 1658, had, it is said, for first wife Peaceable, widow of John Egleton, (who died 1659); and though she died before 5 July 1661, yet tradition tells that there were no children of the second marriage with Hannah, widow of Hendrick Hendrickson. His children Daniel, Thomas, and Robert, were all Peaceable's; and he died 1690, it is thought became administrator of his estate was granted 13 January 1691.

DANIEL SILLIIAM, Fairfield son of the preceding, by wife Abigail, had Daniel, Peacable, Abigail, John, Jemima, and Mary; but no dates of births can be found; and he died 1697.

ROBERT SILLIIAM, Fairfield, son of the first Daniel Silliam, had by Sarah Hull, daughter of Cornelius Hull, it is said, Nathaniel, born 20 August 1669; Sarah; Rohert; Martha; Rebecca; and Ebenezer Silliam, 1707, Yale College 1727, whose descendants have conferred grand honor on the State; and died 1748. Family tradition makes the first Daniel Silliam coming from Holland; and the deravation is quite distinct from the city of Lucca, in Italy, in the early days of the Protestant reformation through Geneva, where had settled the father of one Daniel Silliam. This Daniel was chosen 1575 into the Council of 200 for that Republic. Sometimes in family tradition there is a basis of truth, however distorted.

DANIEL SILLIVANT, or DANIEL SELEVANT, New Haven 1654, had married before 1652, Abigail Cole, only daughter of James Cole of Hartford; but we know not the date, nor whether she died early; but one Daniel Sillivant at New Hampshire married 17 October 1654, Elizabeth Lamberton, daughter of the trading Captain George Lamberton, who was lost in a voyage to London, January 1646. Probate records shows that he died in Virginia 4 June 1655, leaving will, probated June in that year, named widow; but there have been doubts, however indistinct, if the name were not the same with the (Daniel Silliman) man's in the former article. We read in the New Haven record that William Trowbridge married 9 March 1657, at Milford, Elizabeth Lamberton widow of Daniel Sillevant, daughter of George Lamberton. But before this marriage and after the death of Sillevant, his widow Elizabeth had, October 1655, conveyed to John Cole of Hartford the house and land given to her husband and his former wife Abigail, by James Cole, her father in his will. See Goodwin, Genealogy Notes, page 48, in note, for the curious testament.

EPHRIAM SILSBEE, EPHRAIM SILSBY, Lynn son of Henry Silsbee, by wife Rachel, had Henry, born 15 November 1694.

HENRY SILSBEE, HENRY SILSBY, Salem 1639, Ipswich 1647, Lynn 1658 had Henry, John; Ephraim, and three daughters besides Samuel. His wife Dorothy died 27 September 1676, and he married 18 November 1680, Grace Eaton, perhaps widow of Jonas of Reading. One of the daughters was Hannah, who married 2 December 1680, Thomas Laighton. His will of March 1698, probated 16 December 1700, names three sons, three grandsons, John March, Henry Collins, John Laighton, besides granddaughter Mary Silsbee.

JOHN SILSBEE, JOHN SILSBY, Salem, probably son of the preceding, married 16 February 1674, Bethia Pitman, had only child John, born 7 February following, and died early, his inventory being of 26 June 1676.

JONATHAN SILSBEE, JONATHAN SILSBY, Lynn, son of Henry Silsbee, married 1 January 1674 Bethia March, had Sarah, born 5 December following; a child 16 February 1677, died same day; Jonathan, 16 March 1678; and Bethia 12 April 1680, died at one year; Elizabeth, 2 August 1685; and Hannah, 3 October 1687; was a freeman 1684.

NATHANIEL SILSBEE, NATHANIEL SILSBY, Salem, brother of the preceding, married 5 November 1671, Deborah Tompkins, had Henry, born 12 April 1674; Nathaniel, 11 April 1676, died in few days; Nathaniel, again, 23 October 1677; Samuel, 30 January 1679; John, 20 March 1682; and Margaret, 20 March 1684.

SAMUEL SILSBEE, SAMUEL SILSBY, Lynn, son of Henry Silsbee, married 4 July 1676, Mary Biscoe, had Mary, born 20 June 1677; and he was buried 18 October 1687. Six of this name, says Farmer, had graduated at Harvard in 1834, and one at Dartmouth.

SAMUEL SILVER, Rowley, 1691, son of Thomas Silver the first, had then a family.

THOMAS SILVER, Newbury, had first been of Ipswich 1637, by first wife had Mary, born 1645; and by second wife Catharine, married 18 August 1649, had Elizabeth and Martha, twins born 14 March 1651; Thomas, 26 March 1653, died at 3 years; Hannah and Sarah, twins 18 October 1655; Thomas, again, 26 March 1658; John, 24 August 1660; Samuel, 16 February 1662; and his wife died 23 July 1665. Mary, it is said, married a Robinson; Martha married 20 December 1669, Francis Willet; Sarah married 9 February 1672, Thomas Alley; and Hannah married 13 March 1677, Henry Akers.

THOMAS SILVER, Newbury, not son of the preceding, but called junior, was born Coffin says, 1652, but not in Newbury of course, or he would have named his father; married 4 January 1682, Mary Williams, had Sarah, born 2 October 1682. He died 1695, and his widow married Simon Wainwright of Haverhill.

JOSHUA SILVERWOOD, may be only a nickname, borne on the roll, however, of Mosely's Company December 1675.

BENJAMIN SILVESTER, or BENJAMIN SYLVESTER, Scituate, youngest of eleven children of Richard Silvester, married 1684, Lydia Standlake.

CONSTANT SILVESTER, or CONSTANT SYLVESTER, a merchant from London, at Barbados 1657, may never have been in New England, yet as he and his brother Nathaniel Silvester, with two others purchased 9 June 1651, of Stephen Goodyear, grantee of the Earl of Stirling, the grand estate of Shelter Island in the Sound, on our cost, it should be presumed that he knew what he was buying, and his will in Doctor's Commons, 1671, proves that he continued to value it. Thompson's history of Long Island 234, shows how the right of Constant was confiscated and sold to his brother Nathaniel Silvester, by the Dutch Governor 1674, as, also, how the Governor compelled payment. Desendants are very numerous either of him, or his brother or both.

GILES SILVESTER, or GILES SYLVESTER, Boston, perhaps son of Nathaniel Silvester, married Hannah Savage, daughter of the first Thomas Savage, widow of Benjamin Gillam, in September 1685; but I have no further account of him. Perhaps he dwelt on Shelter Island the manorial estate of his father.

ISREAL SILVESTER, or ISREAL SYLVESTER, Scituate, brother of Benjamin Silvester, had Israel, born 28 September 1675; Silence, 1677; Richard, 1679; Lois, 1680; Martha, 1682; Mary, 1683; Elisha, 168; Peter, 1687; Zebulon, 1689; Barshua, 1692; and Deborah, 1696.

JOHN SILVESTER, or JOHN SYLVESTER, Scituate, eldest brother of the preceding, had Sarah, born 1671; John, 1672; Joseph, 1674; Samuel, 1676; and Lydia, 1679; was Representative 1689.

JOSEPH SILVESTER, or JOSEPH SYLVESTER, Situate, third son of Richard Silvester of the same, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 11 November 1664; Mary, 24 December 1666; Naomi, March 1668; Ann, 5 May 1669; and possibly by second wife Benjamin, 11 December 1680; David, 20 April 1683; and Amos 15 November 1685; was a brave soldier, Captain under Colonel Church in his expedition 1689 in Maine, in the disastrous one of Sir William Phips, next year against Quebec. In that service with very many others of the best spirit of New England he died, leaving nuncupative will, probated by three of his soldiers. His living sons were Joseph, Benjamin, Amos, and David.

NATHANIEL SILVESTER, or NATHANIEL SYLVESTER, Shelter Island on East end of Long Island 1659, who with his brother Constant Silvester, he purchased 9 June 1651, from Stephen Goodyear, was husband of Grizzle Brinley, daughter of Thomas Brinley of Datchett, in County Bucks, the parish well known to be the million readers of Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor, one of the great family lords parameter of that estate as the Gardiners were of Gardiner's, and the Winthrops of Fisher's Island in the early days; died 1680. He had, besides daughter Grizzle, five sons Giles, Nathaniel, Constant, Peter, Benjamin, of which are many descendants. Griselda married James Lloyd of Boston, as his first wife. There is no slight reasom to believe this Nathaniel Silvester to be of the celebrated poet, Joshua Sylvester, translator of the divine rhapsodies of Du Bartas, of whose fame, in the age of Elizabeth and James, the puritans were anxious guardianson. The religious bard was aged 54 at his death 1618. But if the ancestral honors of literary glory are denied, the more enduring worth of bold service in the higher cause of humanity shall be accorded to him who gave protection and shelter to the Shattuck and Southwick fugitives from the bloody persecution in Massachusetts under the successive rule of Governors Endicot and Bellingham whose. zeal for the for honor of God exterminate all tenderness for their fellow creatures.

RICHARD SILVESTER, or RICHARD SYLVESTER, Weymouth, probably came in the fleet with Winthrop, desired administered as a freeman 19 October 1630, and was sworn 1 April 1634, married about 1632, Naomi Torrey, perhaps sister of William Torrey, had Lydia, born 8 December 1633 John, 14 March 1635; Peter, 1637, died at 5 years by casulty, as Winthrop II. 77, relates; Joseph, 12 April 1638; Dinah, 2 April 1642. Elizabeth, 23 January 1644; Richard 1648; Naomi, 1649; Israel, 1651; Esther, 1653; and Benjamin, 1656. He had trouble with the Colony government in 1639, about gathering a church or settlement. A minister and sold his estate next year of whose record is on page 16 of volume I. But did not remove before 1642 or 3, then fixed his abode at Scituate, in the freer Colony of Plymouth, there died 1663. His inventory is 24 September and his will names wife and the ten living children. His widow died November 1668. Lydia married 4 September 1652 Nathaniel Rawlins; Elizabeth married 24 January 1659, John Lowell, died after having three children and Naomi married 1663, the same John Lowell.

RICHARD SILVESTER, or RICHARD SYLVESTER, Milton 1678, son of the preceding, married Hannah Leonard, daughter of James Leonard of Taunton.

THOMAS SILVESTER, or THOMAS SYLVESTER, Watertown, married Sarah Grant, daughter of Christopher Grant, and died 27 November 1696, leaving her alive; but Bond has not furnished any further account nor his usual affluence of dates.

JOHN SIMMONS, JOHN SYMONS, JOHN SIMONES, or JOHN SYMONDS, Rowley 1671, Haverhill 1678, then said to be 38 years old, may have intermediately been at Dover a few years unless, as seems more probable this were an older man, and one sent by Captain Massey very early to his patent at Piscataqua, who lived at Dover, and was a juryman 1673.

JOHN SIMMONS, JOHN SYMONS, JOHN SIMONES, or JOHN SYMONDS, Taunton 1679, had wife Martha, eldest son John, eldest daughter Mary.

MICHAEL SIMMONS, MICHAEL SYMONS, MICHAEL SIMONES, or MICHAEL SYMONDS, Dover 1665, taxed there next year.

MOSES SIMMONS, MOSES SYMONS, MOSES SIMONES, or MOSES SYMONDS, Plymouth, one of the first comers, arriving in the Fortune 1621, born at Leyden, and bearing the Dutch name of Symonson or Simonson, but early shortened his name to the first two syllables; probably brought wife but no children is known except Moses, and Thomas, who may both have been born here. He settled at Duxbury, was one of the original purchasers of Dartmouth and proprietors of Bridgewater, and of Middleborougb, but did not remove to either.

MOSES SIMMONS, MOSES SYMONS, MOSES SIMONES, or MOSES SYMONDS, Duxbury, son of the preceding, or perhaps his grandson, for one of the names is mentioned who may, however, have been son of Thomas; by wife Sarah had John, Aaron, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah, who all married and he died 1689.

RICHARD SIMMONS, RICHARD SYMONS, RICHARD SIMONES, or RICHARD SYMONDS, Salem 1668, married 1 August 1679, Hannah Wells, had Richard, born 11 December 1681; died 19 March following and to his widow administration of his little property was given 27 June 1682.

SAMUEL SIMMONS, SAMUEL SYMONS, SAMUEL SIMONES, or SAMUEL SYMONDS, Haverhill 1669, may be the same who died at Lynn, 26 July 1675.

SAMUEL SIMMONS, SAMUEL SYMONS, SAMUEL SIMONES, or SAMUEL SYMONDS, Newbury, casually killed 18 June 1682.

THOMAS SIMMONS, THOMAS SYMONS, THOMAS SIMONES, or THOMAS SYMONDS, Braintree, sold his house and land March 1640.

THOMAS SIMMONS, THOMAS SYMONS, THOMAS SIMONES, or THOMAS SYMONDS, Scituate 1646, son of Moses Simmons the first, had Moses and Aaron.

WILLIAM SIMMONS, WILLIAM SYMONS, WILLIAM SIMONES, or WILLIAM SYMONDS, Boston, probably by wife Ann, had Hannah, born about August 1640, and he died in short time after for his widow had became wife of Abel Porter, and brought this Hannah to baptism 30 April 1643, called 2 years and 8 months old, the mother joined the church on Sunday before.

WILLIAM SIMMONS, WILLIAM SYMONS, WILLIAM SIMONES, or WILLIAM SYMONDS, Woburn 1662, may have been first of Charlestown 1639, but rather may this name be Simonds.

WILLIAM SIMMONS, WILLIAM SYMONS, WILLIAM SIMONES, or WILLIAM SYMONDS, Haverhill 1657.

NICHOLAS SIMPKINS, Boston, a tailor, made the first Captain at the castle, one of his successors Rodger Clap says, about 1634, seems in 1636 to have given dissatisfaction by being indebted to the government and removed 1638 to Yarmouth, after some years came again to Boston before 1649, and was of artillery company 1650. Besides Deborah, who married George Burrill, I think he had by wife Isabel, probably Pilgrim, and Rebecca, perhaps both, born at Yarmouth. Rebecca married 29 January 1655, William Therrell or Tirrel.

PILGRIM SIMPKINS, Boston, probably son of the preceding, by Miriam, who died 10 November 1660, had Nicholas, 22 October preceding. He married 27 March 1661, Catharine Richardson, had William, born 3 October 1662, died I suppose, before his father; Rebecca, 14 March 1665; Sarah, 21 September 1668; and Thomas, 30 May 1671; besides John and Miriam, probably by former wife. His will, of 19 November 1714, probated 2 January 1721, provides for wife Catharine, who is made executrix and marks son Nicholas for "five shillings and no more, if he come for it;" but for residual of estate directs equal partition between his children John, Miriam, Tyler, Rebecca Kilby, and Sarah Kilby, and children of son Thomas, deceased.

VINCENT SIMPKINS, Stamford 1641, married a daughter of Henry Ackerly of the same, had Daniel, John, and, perhaps, other children and died before 1671. We know of the two sons only that Daniel, in the adjoining town of Bedford, died there 1699; and that John, soon after death of his father sold his estate and removed.

ALEXANDER SIMSON, ALEXANDER SYMSON, or ALEXANDER SIMPSON, Boston 1659, Scotchman, called a brickmaker, was a householder, living 1695.

FRANCIS SIMSON, FRANCIS SYMSON, or FRANCIS SIMPSON, Salem or Marblehead 1648, in November 1659 was worried as a Quaker.

HENRY SIMSON, HENRY SYMSON, or HENRY SIMPSON, York, son of preceding, Ensign of the military Company 1680, swore allegiance 22 March 1681, taken by the Indians, carried to Canada.

JOHN SIMSON, JOHN SYMSON, or JOHN SIMPSON, Watertown, came in the Truelove, 1635, aged 30, by wife Susanna, who probably came with him in this, as in a former voyage, had Sarah, born 8 May 1634, who perhaps, died young; Hannah, 25 July 1636; John, 20 November 1638; Jonathan, 17 December 1640; Elizabeth, 3 March 1642 or 3; and he died or was buried 10 June 1643. The widow in November following sold the estate and married the same year George Parkhurst.

JOHN SIMSON, JOHN SYMSON, or JOHN SIMPSON, Charlestown, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Abigail, had John, Joseph, Benjamin, Jonathan, Abigail, Susanna, Deborah, all baptized 1 March 1685, both husband and wife having the Sunday before been administered of the church.

JONATHAN SIMSON, JONATHAN SYMSON, or JONATHAN SIMPSON, Charlestown, brother of the preceding, by wife Wait Clap, daughter of Captain Roger Clap, had Jonathan, baptized 1 March 1685; and Wait, 5 April following, the parents joined the church on the last Sunday of February preceding,

PETER SIMSON, PETER SYMSON, or PETER SIMPSON, Milford 1654, as by Lambert is erronously stating certainly more than twenty years too early; there died in 1685. He had family no doubt, for his home-lot, house and barns are fully mentioned In 1678.

THOMAS SIMSON, THOMAS SYMSON, or THOMAS SIMPSON, Salisbury, had Mary, born 2 June 1664.

JAMES SINCLAIR, JAMES ST. CLAIR, or JAMES SINKLER, and JOHN SINCLAIR, JOHN ST. CLAIR, or JOHN SINKLER Exeter, 1677, took oath of allegiance 30 November of that year, but as John, whose wife was Mary, had been there 16 years at least, the other may be his son.

AMOS SINGLETARY, or AMOS SINGLETERY, Haverhill, perhaps son of Richard Singletary, took oath of allegiance December 1677.

BENJAMIN SINGLETARY, or BENJAMIN SINGLETERY, Haverhill, son of Richard Singletary, perhaps his youngest, swore allegiance the same day with Amos, married 4 April 1678, Mary Stockbridge, had Susanna, born 27 January following; Richard, 16 March 1681; Jonathan, 28 August 1683; John, 6 July 1686; Broughton, 25 March 1689; Joseph, 9 February 1693; and Mary, 14 July 1695.

JONATHAN SINGLETARY, or JONATHAN SINGLETERY, Haverhill, probably brother of the preceding, in 1663 had wife Mary.

NATHANIEL SINGLETARY, or NATHANIEL SINGLETERY, Haverhill, brother of Benjamin Singletary, swore allegiance the same day with him, married 22 December 1673, Sarah Belknap, perhaps daughter of Abraham Belknap the first, had: John, born 7 May 1675; Jonathan, 18 November 1678, died in few days; Sarah 23 October 1679; Susanna, 19 September 1681, Richard, 5 August 1683, perhaps that one killed by the Indians 19 August 1707, at Lancaster; Hannah, 23 May 1685; Ebenezer, 18 June 1687; and another 20 August 1689; but the father was killed by the Indians 7 days before.

RICHARD SINGLETARY, or RICHARD SINGLETERY, Salem 1637, removed before joining the church to Newbury, there was a freeman 7 September 1638, may have had several children born there before removing to Salisbury in 1645 or after, but there are records by wife Susanna, Jonathan, born 17 January 1640; Eunice, 7 January 1642; Nathaniel, 28 October 1644; Lydia, 30 April 1648; and Amos, April 1651. He was a selectman in 1650, taxed decently for the support of minister yet gone in 1652 to Haverhill, there, by wife Susanna Cooke, says Barry, had Benjamin, killed 4 April 1656. Coffin says, he had John, that is perhaps the same as Jonathan. Eunice married at Andover, 6 January 1659, Thomas Eaton. His wife died 11 April 1682, and he died 25 October 1687, in the 102d year if the repports may be accepted.

RICHARD SINGLETARY, or RICHARD SINGLETERY, New London 1686, who may have been son or grandson of the preceding, died 16 October 1711, leaving nine children, some of whom were in Carolina, but the only known names are Richard, William, Waitstill, and besides a daughter who married Samuel Latham.

JOHN SINNET, JOHN SENNOT, or JOHN SENNITT, Boston, mariner, son of Walter Sinnet, appears to own estate from 1667 to 1676.

WALTER SINNET, WALTER SENNOT, or WALTER SENNITT, Boston, by wife Mary, who joined our church 23 May 1647, had Mary, born 19 November 1640; Elizabeth, 23 June 1642, died soon; John, 10 July 1643; and on Sunday after the administration of his wife, had baptized Mary, John, and Stephen, the last "being 1 year 6 months and about 18 days old," and he died at 10 years; Joseph, 12 March 1648, about 9 days; Sarah, 28 April 1650; Thomas, 28 March 1652; and Isaac, born 22 September baptized 1 October 1654, died in few days. Mary married 26 November 1661, John Sparke.

GEORGE SISS, Portsmout, Rhode Island, married 1 August 1667, Sarah Lawton, daughter of Thomas Lawton, had Elizabeth, born 18 August 1669; Mary, 18 October 1670; Ann, 17 February 1672; Hope, 24 December 1674, Richard, 10 September 1676; Ruth, 5 May 1680; George, 23 March 1683; Abigail, 23 March 1685; Thomas, 10 September 1686; John, 26 June 1688; and James, 26 July 1690; his wife died 17 July 1718; and he died 10 September following aged 74. His eldest daughter Elizabeth married Jeremiah Clark.

JOHN SIVERNS, Lynn, had John, born 22 March 1684. Perhaps this may be Severance of Salisbury.

JOHN SKATE, Weymouth, 1658, is named by Farmer; but I find no such name, unless it means him who at Boston had, by wife Sarah, John, and John, again, born 25 April 1660. See Scate. It may be the same person as the following.

JOHN SKEATH, Boston 1674, lived long, as from his will of May 1700, probated 22 January 1708, is clearly discerned. It gives to wife Sarah, daughters Sarah Bradshaw, Rebecca Allen, Mary, and Joanna Skeath, besides grandchildren Joseph and Hannah, and makes wife and daughter Mary executors. See Scathe.

JOHN SKEEL, Boston, Stratford, married Hannah Terrill, daughter of Roger Terrill of the same, had John, and Hannah, baptized 10 November 1678, of whom John died soon; John, again, November 1679; Thomas, 23 April 1682; Elizabeth, 20 April 1683; Abigail, 9 May 1686; and Ephraim, July 1689; had removed to Woodbury 1682; perhaps even before any of these children. Hannah married 3 March 1697, Benjamin Hicock.

WILLIAM SKEETH, of Charlestown, or Woburn, died about 1672, for his inventory was then returned in Middlesex by Lawrence Dowese and Josiah Convers, who were of those two townsmen.

THOMAS SKELLING, Salem 1643, had then, says Felt, a grant of land, but, probably that was inadequate inducement to leave Gloucester where he had lived some years, and by wife Deborah, had Deborah, born 22 August 1640, or 1648, removed perhaps, to Falmouth 1651, and owned estate in Maine; but was soon back, yet died at Falmouth 1667; in his will, of 14 November 1666, named sons Thomas and John. See Skilling.

THOMAS SKELLING, Falmouth, eldest son of the preceding, says Babson, married 1654, Mary Lewis, daughter of George Lewis of the same, had John, and Benjamin, and died at Salem, 30 December. His widow married Jotham Lewis; and next a Wilkins, says Mr. Willis, and in 1732 was of Salem 78 years old.

NATHANIEL SKELTON, Salem 1648, when his son John was baptized, are in the list of settlers but not church members. Strange as it seems, no more is told of either; and to larger or less credulity must be left the opinion whether one or both were children of Reverend Samuel Skelton.

SAMUEL SKELTON, Salem, came from County Lincoln, in 1629, arriving with wife and children, three or four, in the George, 29 June, in County with Samuel Sharpe, having sailed 4 May from Isle of Wight. He was born 1584, bred at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, where he had his degrees 1611 and 1614; named by the Governor and Company at London to be of the Councellor to Captain Endicot, who they appointed Governor of the plantation. As they heard that Endicott had "formerly received much good by his ministry;" but probably he never was sworn for the arrest of his associates the Browns, before coming of the commissioner would prevent organization or action. But in the pulpit his right as pastor, as well as that of Higginson, for teacher, was fixed 6 August 1629. desired administered as a freeman 19 October 1630, he was recorded 18 May following. His wife died 15 March 1631, and probably he took another wife if the order of Court, June 1638, with the consent of Mrs. Baggerly," that the increase of his "cattle shed be divided according to Mr. Skelton's will; and that the goods and household stuff which belong to the three eldest children should be divided by some of the children" be construed to mean, that he left a younger child and we might infer, that his widow had taken new husband Mr. Baggerly. But no such name is found in Felt's list of church members of Salem, nor indeed does any Skelton appear there, but the pastor. He recorded in July 1632 grant of four lots of land of various quantity; from the Colony besides what the town may have granted, if any, though no such benefactor to either him or Higginson, or any children of either is mentioned. He died 2 August 1634, and much do we regret the loss of his will, that perhaps would have named the children. In his Annals II. 568, Mr. Felt explains the denial to Governor Winthrop, Isaac Johnson, and companions of liberty to unite in the Lord's Supper, or to have a child baptized for who Cotton, then at home expressed his surprise and regret. No wonder the Browns were driven away, when these later comers could not by Mr. Skelton be administered to his communion as "not member of reformed churches". The great master of us all would gladly have recorded these men; but the rigid separatists had sterner sense of duty. So extreme was their repugnance to the formulary, who they had once used in their weekly worship that they would not longer believe, in the communion of saints.

SAMUEL SKELTON, Salem, son probably of the preceding, born in England, sold land in Salem February 1644, to Lieutenant Richard Davenport.

EPHRAIM SKERRY, Salem, son of the first Henry Skerry, married September 1671, Martha Mellard (if Essex Institute III. 144 has correct spelling) had Hannah, born 11 July following; Martha, 13 July 1674; and he died 11 October 1676.

FRANCIS SKERRY, Salem 1637, a freeman 17 May of that year; was, it is said, aged near 84 at his death 1692. His widow died 10 August of the same year.

HENRY SKERRY, Salem, perhaps brother of the preceding, came from Yarmouth, in Norfolk April 1637, cordwainer, aged 31, with wife Elizabeth, one child Henry, and one apparently Edmund Towne, aged 18. See 4 Massachusetts history Collection 97, or Genealogical Registrar XIV. 325. He was a freeman March 1638; had Elizabeth, baptized that month; Mary, September 1640; Ephraim, 26 March 1643; and John, 3 June 1649. He carried a prisoner, 1649, to Boston, probably as a constable, and was lived 1696, then called 89 years old, died 12 April 1697; and in Felt's church list of 1645 is Bridget, who may have been wife of him or Francis.

HENRY SKERRY, Salem, son of the preceding, married 9 November 1665, Priscilla Lunt, daughter of the first Henry Lunt, had Francis, born 25 November 1666; Ann, 14 June 1669; Priscilla, 13 July 1671; was a freeman 1677; died 30 August 1691; and his widow Elizabeth died 6 March 1693.

JAMES SKIDMORE, or JAMES SKIDMER, Boston 1636, appears as agent for John Winthrop of Connecticut

JOHN SKIDMORE, or JOHN SKIDMER, perhaps of Cambridge, was fined 1641, for sale of strong water to Indians.

THOMAS SKIDMORE, or THOMAS SKIDMER, Cambridge 1642, had, in 1636, been engaged, for John Winthrop in his preparation for plantation at Saybrook; by wife Ellen, had John, born 11 April 1643; and Joseph; may have been at Lancaster as its early settler 1653, but certainly before and after that date at New London, and probably 1672 at Huntington, Long Island. He had also, Dorothy, who married 20 July 1652, Hugh Griffin. On 19 June 1667 he signed contract with Joanna, widow of Nathaniel Baldwin, who had been widow of Richard Westcoat, by which she should have power to devise her property to John, Daniel, Joanna, and Abigail, her children by said Richard Westcoat and to Sarah, Deborah, and Samuel, her children by said Nathaniel Baldwin she intended to married said Thomas Skidmore.

BENJAMIN SKIFF, Chilmark 1676, married 20 February 1680, Hannah, whose surname may have been Merry. Of him I hear no more, but that in 1704 he and others were employed by Governor Dudley in an important trust.

JAMES SKIFF, Sandwich 1643-63, had come from Lynn about 1637, was Representative 1645 and 13 years more, had Bathshua, born 21 April 1648, who married perhaps in 1666, Shearjashub Bourne; Mary, 24 March 1650; perhaps that Patience who married 26 October 1675, Elisha Bourne. He took second wife 18 November 1659, Elizabeth Nabor.

JAMES SKIFF, Nantucket, probably son of the preceding, married Sarah Barnard, daughter of Robert Barnard, had Nathaniel, Patience, Mary, Hannah, Beulah, and Sarah. He removed to Tisbury.

NATHAN SKIFF, Tisbury, brother of the preceding, married Hepzibah Codman, perhaps daughter of Robert Codman, had James, born 10 March 1689; Benjamin, 29 April 1691; Stephen, 26 May 1693; Mary, 20 May 1695; besides Elizabeth, of uncertain date. His second wife married February 1698, Mary Chipman, daughter of John Chipman, had Sarah; Mary, 5 July 1701; Samuel, 24 December 1703; John, 22 August 1705; and Joseph, 18 November 1707; and died 19 July 1726, aged 70.

STEPHEN SKIFF, Sandwich 1667, was Representative 1676 and served years after. See Baylies. An Elizabeth Skaffe, the Colony record says, was buried at Rehoboth, 25 June 1676. I suppose it means Skiff.

JOHN SKILLING, JOHN SKILLIN, or JOHN SKILLINGS, Falmouth 1651 may have been son of Thomas Skilling. His widow removed 1688, to Portsmouth.

THOMAS SKILLING, THOMAS SKILLIN, or THOMAS SKILLINGS, Salem 1643, may have belonged rather to Gloucester, where he was in 1642, there, perhaps, had Thomas, born November 1643; and Abigail, who married 18 November 1670, John Curney, Carney, or Gurny. Perhaps both father and son were of Falmouth in 1665.

JACOB SKILLINGER, or JACOB STILLINGER, a Dutchman, at New London 1661, had been at New Haven, was living 1666, and had a wife.

ABRAHAM SKINNER, Malden, son of the first Thomas Skinner, by wife Hannah, had Abraham, born 8 April 1681; Thomas, 7 December 1688; and Mary, September 1690. His widow died 14 January 1726.

EDWARD SKINNER, Cambridge, died early, perhaps in 1639, perhaps in 1641, as the articles in Genealogical Registrar II. 103, and III. 81, seem discorded. By his will he gave half of his estate to the church of Cambridge and half to Mr. Robert Ibbit of Cambridge, in Old England, but calls no wife, children, or other relatives, so that we may infer that he was bachelor, if not also, that he came from County Cambridge.

FRANCIS SKINNER, was commander of the fort at Pemaquid, May 1683, as in Genealogical Registrar XI. 33.

JOHN SKINNER, Hartford 1639, had wife Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis, who married 13 November 1651, Owen Tudor, probably by her had John, who is among a freeman of 1669.

JOHN SKINNER, Hartford, son of the preceding, had Mary, 1 December 1664; John, 1 March 1667; Joseph, 26 August 1669; Nathaniel, 5 April 1672; Richard, 16 January 1674; Sarah, 4 November 1677; and Thomas, 15 November 1680.

JOSEPH SKINNER, Windsor, married 5 April 1666, Mary Filley, daughter of William Filley of the same, had Mary, born 22 September 1667; and Elizabeth, 23 January 1669; was a freeman 1669, and next year of Simsbury.

RICHARD SKINNER, perhaps of Hartford 1648, may have been father or brother of John Skinner and Joseph Skinner. Perhaps his daughter was that widow Mary Skinner who married 13 November 1651, Owen Tudor.

THOMAS SKINNER, Malden, came from Chichester, in County Sussex, where by wife Mary, were born his son Thomas, 25 July 1645; and Abraham, 29 September 1649; and soon after probably for first time, he arrived here. His wife Mary died 9 April 1671.

THOMAS SKINNER, Boston, baker, bought estate 1673, near the Exchange, was a freeman 1690.

THOMAS SKINNER, Malden, son of the first Thomas Skinner, born in England, by wife Mary Pratt, daughter of Richard Pratt of the same, had Thomas, born November 1668; and he married 22 December 1669, Mary Gould, daughter of Thomas Gould, had John, April 1673; Richard, 3 January 1676; besides Nathaniel, 27 March 1686, I presumed for the transcription from the record of birth in Genealogical Registrar VI. 336, has January and here, probably as in most of the dates, has mistaken the meanings of the numeral for the month; and Abigail, 17 February 1691, was a freeman 1690, and died 2 March 1704.

WALTER SKINNER, Salem 1680. Of this name, Farmer says, there had been graduates in 1829, five at Yale, three at Harvard, and six at other New England CoIleges.

THEOPHILUS SKIPPER, or THEOPHILUS SKEPPAR, Lynn, a minor, having demand of £51 against Benjamin Keayne, payable on his coming of age, and Reverend John Cotton and Reverend Thomas Cobbett, his guardians in 1646, interfered for his security. A Jane Skipper of Boston, spinster, in January 1652, obtained security for £50 from Valentine Hill of Dover in company with Reverend Thomas Cobbett and Joshua Scottow, so that I infer a relationship between this maiden and Theophilus, probably brother and sister. She married 19 August 1653, Abraham Brown. Perhaps Catharine of Lynn was another sister.

ROBERT SKOULING, Hingham, came 1638, from old Hingham, with Thomas Cooper, and his family perhaps as servant in the Diligent, but certainly he had no grant of land there, nor is his name ever found again.

WILLIAM SLADE, New Port, administered a freeman 1659. See Rhode Island history Collection III. 251.

PETER SLAPUM, if the strange name be correct, was a selectman of FairfieId 1669.

JOHN SLATER, Marblehead, 1665, had wife Elizabeth, when he died that year.

JOHN SLAUGHTER, Simsbury, propounded for a freeman 1674, had married 15 July 1669, Abiah, widow of Elisha Bartlett.

ELEAZER SLAWS, Stamford, son of George Slaws, had a family but the names are unknown.

GEORGE SLAWS, Lynn 1637, removed to Sandwich, yet is not found among men able to bear arms in 1643; probably went to Stamford before 1644, where were, 1669, propounded for a freeman, he with sons Eleazer and John. He had a daughter who married John Gould, and these three children seem to be all he had when his will was made. He died 17 February 1695.

JOHN SLAWS, Stamford, son of the preceding, married 12 November 1663, Sarah Tuttle, daughter of William Tuttle of New Haven, had John, born 1664; Sarah, 1667; and Jonathan, 1670. His wife was killed 17 November 1676, with an axe, by her brother Benjamin Tuttle who though probably insane was executed for it, 13 June following. He married second wife Elizabeth Benedict, had Mary, Thomas, and, perhaps, more children and died 1706.

JOSIAH SLAWS, Marshfield, possibly but not probably son of George Slaws, married 12 March 1679, Mary Williamson.

THOMAS SLAWS, Stamford, had grant of houselot in 1641, but did not continue there to enjoy it. Sometimes this name is Slason, and often Sloss..

AARON SLEEPER, Hampton, son of Thomas Sleeper, took oath of allegiance 1678, married 23 May 1682, Elizabeth Shaw, had Elizabeth, of unknown date; Moses, born 22 January 1685; and Thomas, 3 November 1686; Aaron, 23 July 1688; Joseph and John, twins 14 June 1690; Samuel, 1 December 1692; Elisha, 9 May 1694; Hezekiah, 11 May 1696; Ebenezer, 18 May 1697, died at one year; Jonathan, 17 March 1699; Abigail, 17 April 1700; Mehitable, 25 April 1701; Ebenezer, again, 24 April 1702; a died 7 July 1704, died soon; Mary, 21 May 1706; Ithamar, 15 September 1708; and by wife Sarah, had Daniel, 9 May 1715; and Edward, 26 October 1719; and died 9 May 1732.

JOHN SLEEPER, Hampton 1678. Exeter 1682, perhaps son of Thomas Sleeper, charged with high treason in 1683, after conviction was set free.

THOMAS SLEEPER, Hampton 1646, bought that year house in Boston from Christopher Lawson, but had lived at Hampton 5 years and did not remove. Had wife Joanna, and by her probably Aaron, born 20 February 1661; and John, 10 February 1652; certainly Elizabeth, about 1645, who married 27 August 1668, Abraham Perkins the second; besides Mary, 1647; Naomi, 15 April 1655; Moses, of unknown date; and Luther, 14 November 1668, who died under 2 years; and he died 30 July 1696, in 80th year. His widow died 5 February 1703, aged 80.

CHRISTOPHER SLEY, or CHRISTOPHER SLYE, Boston, his wife Elizabeth died 10 August 1696, and he died 25 November 1697.

ROBERT SLEY, or ROBERT SLYE, in Connecticut was fined in April 1649, for exchanging a gun with an Indian.

RICHARD SLINNINGS, in Genealogical Registrar XII. 12, is error for Stinnings, as the Plymouth record and Governor Bradford 362-4, show.

ANTHONY SLOCUM, or ANTHONY SLOCOME, Taunton 1639, one of the first purchasers and early settler at Dartmouth, where his sons all married he says, and the name is preserved. Baylies, I. 286; II. 282. They were, as I presume, Eleazer, Giles, and Peleg, who were proprietors 1694. Ib. IV. 92.

GILES SLOCUM, or GILES SLOCOME, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, perhaps brother of the preceding, among the freeman of 1655, had (as his will, made 1680, teacher) Giles, who was born 26 March 1647; Ebenezer, 25 March 1680; Nathaniel, 25 December 1652; Peleg, 17 August 1654; Eleazer; Mary; and Joanna, who was born 16 May 1642. His wife was Joan, who died 31 August 1679, and she had John, born 1645, probably died young; and Mary, 3 July 1660.

GILES SLOCUM, or GILES SLOCOME, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, son of the preceding, by wife Ann Lawton, daughter of Thomas Lawton, whom he married 26 May 1669, had Elizabeth, born 8 September 1671; Joanna, 9 October 1672; Mary, 31 January 1676; Sarah, 1 March 1679; Giles, 8 December 1680; and John, 22 September 1682.

PELEG SLOCUM, or PELEG SLOCOME, Dartmouth, brother of the preceding, was one of the early settlers there.

SIMON SLOMAN, SIMON SLUMAN, or SIMON SLOWMAN, Newbury, by wife Hannah, had Simon, born 14 July 1691.

THOMAS SLOMAN, THOMAS SLUMAN, or THOMAS SLOWMAN, Norwich 1663, married December 1668, Sarah Bliss, daughter of Thomas Bliss of the same, had Sarah, born 13 March 1670; Mary, 13 February 1672; Thomas, 19 December 1674; Elizabeth, 23 July 1677; Abigail, 14 March 1680; and Rebecca, 3 October 1682; was constable 1680.

RICHARD SLOPER, Dover 1657, born November 1630, was after of Portsmouth, married 21 October 1658, Mary Sherburn, daughter of Henry Sherburn, had Bridget, born 5 August 1659; John, 13 January 1661; Mary, 11 February 1663; Sarah, 26 July 1667; Susanna, 21 March 1669; Elizabeth, 26 June 1671; Rebecca, 29 October 1673; Martha, 26 December 1676; Tabitba, 17 December 1679; Richard and Henry, twins 19 June 1682; and Ambrose, 20 January 1684; and died 16 October 1716. His widow died 22 September 1718.

WILLIAM SLOUGH, WILLIAM SLOW, or WILLIAM SLOFF, New Haven 1644, removed next year to Milford, and joined the church 1648; married Elizabeth Prudden, daughter of James Prudden, had Hasadiah, a daughter baptized that year; and James, born January 1660, died next month. He was excommunicated says the record for horrid offence, and put to death at New Haven. His widow married 18 December 1653, Roger Prichard of Milford who soon removed.

BENJAMIN SMALL, Salem 1674, a sailmaker, was perhaps, son of John Small of the same.

EDWARD SMALL, Kittery 1640, was that year on the grand jury, and in 1645 had commission as a magistrate.

FRANCIS SMALL, Dover 1648, Falmouth 1658, a freeman that year and after the Indians incursion, removed to Portsmouth, where he was 1685, aged 65.

JOHN SMALL, Salem 1643, had come, as servant of Edmund Batter, maltster, of Salisbury, in County Wilts, April 1635, in the James of London, from Southampton, arriving at Boston 3 June; perhaps had Stephen, and Benjamin; was troubled in 1658 for a Quaker, but soon was permitted to go to Rhode Island.

THOMAS SMALL, Salem 1670, may have been that inhabitant of Marblehead 1674, printed in Genealogical Registrar VII. 76, Smace, who seems an impossible name. From record of probate it seems, that he had wife Ruth, who prayed 25 March 1676, for administration and benefit of estate for son William, daughters Lydia, Hannah, and Ann; but one of these children was dead before 30 November following when the Court granted her petition. See history Collection of Essex Institute II. 183, 4.

JOHN SMALLEY, Plymouth, came in the Francis and James, 1632, with Edward Winslow, arriving from London, at Boston, 5 June, removed 1644 to Eastham, with first settled there, had Hannah, born 14 June 1641; John 8 September 1644, both at Plymouth; Isaac and Mary, twins 11 December 1647, appeared at Barnstable, 27 February 1648; and was living in 1655. Hannah married 23 January 1661, John Bangs; and Mary, who is called Small, perhaps, married 19 September 1667, John Snow.

WILLIAM SMALLIDGE, or WILLIAM SMALLEDGE, Ipswich 1650, Boston 1653, by wife Mary, had Johanna, born 15 April of that year, and Abigail, 28 May 1657.

JOHN STUART, Hingham 1635, came with wife and two sons from County Norfolk, drew his house lot there in September of this year, was of Exeter 1642-43, probably was father of Richard, or James, or Robert, or of all, or he or his son of the same name may have been at Edgartown 1663. James was a Captain 1668, at Edgartown. Richard has the prefix of responsibilty 30 November 1677, when he, with Sergeant

ROBERT STUART, and Robert junior all swore allegiance at Exeter. The younger Robert had married 25 September 1674, according to the County record as printed in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 224, but the bride's name must be erronous since it was never heard in New England.

RICHARD SMEAD, RICHARD SMEED, or RICHARD SMED, Windsor 1672, of who no more is known.

SAMUEL SMEAD, SAMUEL SMEED, or SAMUEL SMED, Deerfield, son of William Smead, had wife and two children killed by French and Indians when the town was destroyed 29 February 1704.

WILLIAM SMEAD, WILLIAM SMEED, or WILLIAM SMED, Dorchester, probably one of the children born in England of widow Judith Smead, sister of Israel Stoughton, who had joined the church about 1636, and on whose estate he was appointed 1639, to administer account her will, for the good of them, was taken to be brought up by John Pope, who in his will, called him little boy, gave his looms and tackling of them, to the value of £3 provided he would live with his wife after his time was out, and willing to learn his trade. This was in 1646. He married 31 December 1658, Elizabeth Lawrence, daughter of Thomas Lawrence, and was a freeman 1680, at Northampton, whither he removed about 1660, had William; Elizabeth, born 20 May 1663; Judith, 18 February 1665; Mehitable, 2 January 1667; Samuel, 27 May 1669; John, 27 August 1671, died soon; John, again, 1673; Ebenezer, baptized 9 May 1675; Thankful, 13 May 1677; and Waitstill, a daughter born 15 March 1679. He removed about 1684 to Deerfield, and there died but the time is not known. His widow with several of the same name, children or great children were slain by the French and Indians 29 February 1704. The first child William, born probably at Dorchester was killed 18 September 1675, with the flower of Essex under Captain Lothrop at Bloody Brook; but Samuel, John, and Ebenezer had families at Dorchester and the name has been well perpetuated.

BAPTIST, or BAPTIZE SMEDLEY, BAPTIST SMEADLY, or PAPTIST SMEEDLY, as the Colony record gives it, Concord 1639, a freeman 1644, had Samuel, born 1646; Mary; and James; and died 16 August 1675 in 68th year. His daughter Mary married 10 December 1667, Isaac Shepard; Samuel was killed 2 August 1675, at Quaboag, by Indians in ambush, when Captain Hutchinson was treacherously surprised as our his tory tells.

JOHN SMEDLEY, JOHN SMEADLY, or JOHN SMEEDLY, Concord, brother probably elder, of the preceding, a freeman 1644, had John, and perhaps other children, was Representative 1667 and 70, and senior selectman 1680.

JOHN SMEDLEY, JOHN SMEADLY, or JOHN SMEEDLY, Concord, son of the preceding, married 1669, Sarah Wheeler, daughter of Thomas Wheeler, and was a freeman in 1677.

SAMUEL SMEDLEY, SAMUEL SMEADLY, or SAMUEL SMEEDLY, Fairfield 1690, may have been son of the first John Smedley.

VINCENT SMIKING, is among emigrrants about 1641 from Wethersfield to Stamford, but nothing else is known to me.

ABIEZER SMITH, possibly Charlestown, printed Abzar, by Frothingham, 181, in his list of the freeman 1677, but I feel doubt of the character, and think it refers only to those called to take the oath of allegiance, for Paige's list of a freeman has not that name, nor any like it, about that year, and besides the church record contains no evidence of admistration of such and one probably it stands for Abraham.

ABRAHAM SMITH, Watertown 1660, was after of Charlestown, and joined the church 6 January 1667, as did his wife Martha, 3 April 1670, there had baptized John, 19 May 1667; and Mary, 9 August 1668; but he certainly was a householder in Charlestown 1658, and may have soon after been at Salem before Watertown, a freeman 1670; yet it may be there were two of this name at the same hour in Charlestown for the list of a freeman swore 1671 repeats it, though he may have renewed the solemnity, or one of the two may have been of Roxbury, where Ellis claims an Abraham without date, and he died 5 September 1683. Martha his widow administrator.

ABRAHAM SMITH, Middletown, married 13 February 1678, Hope Stow, probably daughter of Reverend Samuel Stow, had Samuel, born 2 November following who died at ten days, as did the mother in five more.

ARTHUR SMITH, Hartford 1640, was engaged on a salary for the Colony to cease that year, had wife Margaret, and several children perhaps Mary, born and baptized February 1645, who died young, was one; eldest son John; Arthur, baptized 20 April 1651; and perhaps Elizabeth in the will of her mother called Thompson, wife of Thomas. He died before 1655, and the widow married Stephen Hart, and died 1693.

ARTHUR SMITH, Southold, Long Island 1659, was sent over to New Haven for trial, as a Quaker, sentenced to be whipped and give large bonds for good behaviour.

ARTHUR SMITH, Hartford, not son probably of either of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 14 April 1684; and Hannah, 4 October 1688; and by wife Phebe, had Phebe, 1 September 1701; and died 1713, in his will named only these daughters.

ASAHEL SMITH, Dorchester, perhaps son of the preceding, was a young, man in 1669, and may be the freeman 1690.

BENJAMIN SMITH, Providence 1645, or earlier, one of the first hundred administered inhabitants, had Joseph, perhaps others.

BENJAMlN SMITH, the freeman of 2 June 1641, may have been, as Coffin thought, of Lynn, born about 1612, and artillery company 1643; but at Dedham was

BENJAMIN SMITH, Providence, came about 1660, one of the many, as to the cause of whose coming tradition is happy to repeat many foolish stories. Either he was a parliament man or a supporter of Cromwell, so that it was good for him to escape at the restoration "losing, the bulk of his estate" and as he was rather young, this probably was not much. However he married Lydia Carpenter, daughter of William Carpenter of Pawtuxit, had Benjamin, born about 1661; Joseph; William; Simon; Lydia, who it is said, married a Fones; and Elizabeth, who married 28 February 1699, Israel Arnold. He was an Assistant 1696, his wife died 1 October 1711, and he died 13 December 1713.

BENJAMIN SMITH, Reading, perhaps son of Benjamin Smith of Lynn, by wife Jehoidan, married 27 March 1661, had Benjamin, born 27 January following, and his wife died 5 November after. He died Eaton says, 1691.

BENJAMIN SMITH, Milford, son of William Smith, of Huntington, married 21 October 1660, Mary Baldwin, eldest daughter of Timothy Baldwin, had Mary, born 1662; Hannah, 1664; Benjamin, 1666; Abigail, 1668, died soon; Timothy, 1669; Sarah, 1671; and Samuel, 1678; and his wife died 23 August 1680. He was in the list of a freeman 1669, and he married about 1682, Sarah Phippen, widow of Robert Haughton, daughter of Gamaliel Phippen, and was living 1700.

BENJAMIN SMITH, Farmington, son of William Smith of the same, married Ruth Loomis, daughter of Samuel Loomis of Westfield, had William, removed to Westfield, there had Ruth, born 8 February 1685; Benjamin, 14 February 1687; Samuel, 24 August 1689; Elizabeth, 14 February 1693:; Rachel, 1694; Jonathan, 1697; Job, 1700, and Mary, 1703. He had second wife Hannah, removed to West Springfield, there died 1738.

BENJAMIN SMITH, Sandwich, by wife Elizabeth, had Elkanah, born 7 March 1685; Ruth, 17 December 1687; Hannah, 10 March 1689; Elisha, 26 February 1692; Bathsheba, 13 June 1694; Elizabeth, 4 August 1696; Penninah, 19 April 1699; Ichabod, 27 June 1702; and Ebenezer, 4 September 1704.

CHILIAB SMITH, or CHILEAB SMITH, Hadley, son of Samuel Smith of the same, married 2 October 1661, Hannah Hitchcock, daughter of Luke Hitchcock of Wethersfield, had Hannah, born 7 July 1662; Samuel, 9 March 1664; Luke, 16 April 1666; Ebenezer, 11 July 1668; Nathaniel, 2 January 1670, died soon; John, 8 October 1671; one in 1673, died very soon; Esther, 31 March 1674; one in 1677, died very soon; Elizabeth, 2 February 1678, Mary, 16 August 1681; one in 1682, died soon; Chiliab, 18 February 1685; and Sarah, 26 April 1688; was a freeman 1673, and died 7 March 1731, aged almost 96. His widow died 31 August 1733 aged 88, by the gravestone.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Dedham 1642, a freeman 10 May 1643, married 2 August 1654, Martha Metcalf, daughter of Michael Metcalf the first, widow of William Brignall, perhaps as second wife, and died soon after, when the Metcalf pedigree in Genealogical Registrar VI. 173, says she took 3rd husband a Stow.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Providence, in the list of a freeman there 1655, had daughter Susanna, who married Lawrence Wilkinson; engaged for allegiance to Charles II June 1668. In 1672, his wife was Alice; but what was her family name, or whether she were first, second or later wife is unknown.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Dedham, perhaps son of the first Christopher Smith, married Mary Fairbanks, daughter of Jonathan Fairbanks, and no more is known of him, unless he be, which is not very probable, that

CHRISTOPHER SMITH of Hartford perhaps first, one of four brothers whose only sister Mary was there wife of William Partridge, and who removed to Northampton, early, where he had wife Sarah, administered of the church 1664, but no children there swore allegiance 8 February 1679, and died 13 February 1692. His widow was living in 1706, nephew Samuel Partridge, Esq. of Hatfield, son of his only sister Mary, who, by contract had supported him and his wife in old age, had the estate.

DANIEL SMITH, Watertown, by wife Elizabeth Rogers, probably daughter of Thomas Rogers, had Daniel, born 27 September 1642; and he died 14 July 1660, which is the date of his will, making wife Elizabeth executrix, names son Daniel, and brother Abraham, who with Reverend John Sherman, and others, he made overseers.

DANIEL SMITH, Rehoboth 1650, named in the will of that date of his mother Judith, was probably son of Henry Smith, married 20 October 1609, Esther Chickering, daughter of Francis Chickering, of Dedham; Representative 1672, an Assistant 1679, had Nathaniel, born 7 August 1674; Ebenezer, 29 July 1676; Judith, 7 February 1679; Rebecca 20 April 1680. He was made one of the Councilors for government of New England under Sir Edmund Andros, 1687.

DANIEL SMITH, Watertown, son of the first Daniel Smith, married 22 or 27 February 1668 (Dr. Bond gives both dates), Mary Grant, daughter of Christopher Grant, had Daniel, born 15 March 1659; Grace, 13 January 1671; John, 13 July 1672; Elizabeth, 15 January 1674; Sarah, 27 December 1675; Abigail, 3 December 1678; and Joseph, 8 June 1680; besides Susanna; and he died 7 June 1681, in his will made eight days before named only the wife and three sons, perhaps the youngest three daughters died soon.

DANIEL SMITH, Charlestown, a householder 1678, had wife Elizabeth, who joined the church 23 January 1676.

DANIEL SMITH, Eastham, perhaps son of the first John Smith, more probably of Ralph Smith the second, married 3 March 1677, Mary Young, daughter of John Young of the same, had Daniel, born 8 January 1679; Content, 8 June 1680; Abigail, 30 April 1683; James, April 1685; Nathaniel, October 1687; May, or Mary, more likely, 8 January 1693, who died at 13 years.

EBENEZER SMITH, New Haven, son of George Smith of the same, was a proprietor 1685.

EDWARD SMITH, Weymouth, had Phebe, born 15 August or November 1642, may have been of Providence 1645, Rehoboth where he was with his wife indicted 1650 for not going to church to worship on Sunday; was perhaps of Newport, on the list of a freeman 1655. His daughter Sarah married 24 November 1646, Stephen Arnold of Providence. Another

EDWARD SMITH was of Providence, when he engaged allegiance June 1668, and was published 1669, to Amphyllis Angell, daughter of Thomas Angell of the same, by who I suppose, he had Edward and Joseph; among those who did not remove in the perils of 1676; died January 1703, without a will.

EDWARD SMITH, New London 1669, then propounded for a freeman; had married 7 June 1663, Elizabeth Bliss, daughter of Thomas Bliss of Norwich, had John, who died at 15 years In July 1689, as did his mother in two days, and this father four days after her, leaving besides six daughters, Obadiah, who was born 5 February 1677.

EDWARD SMITH, Exeter, married 13 January 1669, Mary Hall, perhaps daughter of Ralph Hall, took the oath of allegiance 30 November 1677, and was one of the addressers to the King 1683, against his Governor Cranfield.

ELEAZER SMITH, Fairfield 1669, son of Giles Smith of the same, married Rebecca Rowland, daughter of Henry Rowland of the same.

ELISHA SMITH, Warwick perhaps, more probably of Newport, married Mary Barker, daughter of James Barker, died early and his widow married 16 April 1677, Israel Arnold of Providence.

EPHRAIM SMITH, Milford, son of the first John Smith of the same, proposed for a freeman 1669; and removed to Derby.

EPHRAIM SMITH, Farmington, son of Joseph Smith of Hartford, married April 1686, Rachel Cole, daughter of John Cole, had Ephraim, born 16, baptized 21 December 1690; Rachel 10, baptized 17 February 1695; Lydia, 20 November 1697; Sarah, 6 August 1700; Mary, 11 April 1703; Benjamin, 10 April 1706; and John, 16 April 1709; and died 5 April 1751.

FRANCIS SMITH, the freeman of 17 April 1637, was a proprietor Bond thinks, in Watertown, that year but not in 1642, and in my opinion probably that Reading man, who died 20 March 1601, then called senior, who was first, perhaps, of Lynn. His will, made six days before, mentioned without naming wife, son John, and Benjamin, and granddaughter Mary Smith.

FRANCIS SMITH, Roxbury, one of the first members of the church, a freeman 18 May 1631, so that we may infer, that he came in one of the fleets with Winthrop and, as the town record mentioned that his son Andrew, died or was buried 15 March 1640, whose birth is not told, it is thought he brought wife and family but no more can be derived as unhappily the church record of baptism or death begins in December 1641, more than nine years after its original. He served 28 September 1630 on the first inquiry held by coroner, and by their finding Walter Palmer was charged with manslaughter, for death of Austen Bratcher, of who he was acquainted. He lived most of his days in Boston, probably to practise better his trade of cardmaker, and by twelve several deeds to or from him of land in Boston, I have tracked him down to January 1667. It may be very difficult to determine, whether Francis the glazier, had any children or how old he was when he died, but his brother Joseph, the saddler, had administration of his estate 12 August 1690. His wife Elizabeth (by whom in Boston he had John, born 30 August 1644; Joseph, 24 August 1646; Mercy, who died 4 September 1652; Sarah, born 6 May 1655; Benjamin 10 April 1608; and Mary, 18 July 1663); joined Boston church 31 May 1646, and his daughter Elizabeth married 1656, James Sanford.

FRANCIS SMITH, probably son of this Roxbury man, may have been father of the two last mentioned children as I presume; and had earlier, in Roxbury Sarah, born 6 May 1655; though it is not impossibe that one was father of all.

FRANCIS SMITH, Hingham, drew his house lot, 18 September 1635, a freeman 13 May 1640, removed says Lincoln, to Taunton, where his wife died 6 January 1666. There he, or one of this name was living 1679. Inscription at Taunton on gravestone are seen of Elizabeth "aged 40, died 31 January 1687;" and of Damaris "aged 21, died 29 October 1689."

FRANCIS SMITH, Reading, perhaps son of the first Francis Smith of the same, a freeman 1691, and not probably that Deacon who died, says Eaton, 1744.

GEORGE SMITH, Salem 1635, had then grant of land of which or other he continued, proprietor, perhaps was of Ipswich 1648, and soon back to Salem before 1663.

GEORGE SMITH, New Haven 1639-47, was not on the list of a freeman there 22 years after. At New Hampshire by wife Sarah, he had Sarah and Martha, perhaps twins born 1642; Hannah, 1644; but all three, in the right of their mother baptized 14 December 1645; Mercy, 22 February 1646; John, 18 April 1647; Elizabeth, 16 September 1649; Samuel, born 4 December 1651; Ebenezer, 15 November 1653; Joseph, 14 August 1655; and Nathan, 27 December 1656. He died 17 May 1662, and descendants have been numerous and Honorable Sarah married 1661, John Clark; Hannah married 1663, Stephen Bradley of Guilford; Mercy married 1669, John Benham; and Elizabeth married 13 November 1669, John Hall of Guilford. Yet some uncertainty attends the filiation of several of these children because another Sarah, wife of Nehemiah, was engaged in the same pious work of bringing children to baptism in the same year nearly.

GEORGE SMITH, Dover 1645, came, perhaps, from the city of Salisbury, a tailor, in the James from Southampton, April arriving June 1635, unless this array of circumstance pertain rather to the Salem man, for a family tradition says, this man came from Plymouth, in Devon of Boston, when there were only a few huts, and not one cellar dug;" was town clerk in 1646, had commission from Massachusetts, and at the head of the tax list 1648; had Joseph, born 1640; and, as Mr. Quint thinks, John, and James. His widow he says, married Monday, perhaps Henry of Salisbury, and next Massey.

GILES SMITH, Hartford 1639, had Joanna, baptized there 25 March 1649; was of the earliest settlers at New London, but his grant of 1648 was soon sold or forfeited by non resident, and he was of Fairfield 1651, there died 1669. He left second wife Eunice, not mother of his children, who had been widow of Jonathan Porter of Huntington, Long Island; three sons Samuel, Eleazer, and John; three daughters Elian, if that be a possibly name; Elizabeth Jackson; and Joanna Gray, named in his will of 10 September 1669.

HENRY SMITH, Dorchester, came in the fleet with Winthrop, perhaps required administration as a freeman 19 October 1630, and was recorded 18 May following, may be thought the gentleman who with Ludlow, Pynchon, and others, was commissioned in March 1636 by Massachusetts to govern the first settlers on Connecticut and acted at Hartford 1638. See Massachusetts Colony record I. 170, with Connecticut Colony record I. 17; but whether he was or not, the Reverend

HENRY SMITH, first minister of Wethersfield, I cannot confidently decide. On the whole, I conclude, since Mather puts the Wethersfield minister into his first class (as of those, in the actual exercise of their minister before they left England), that this man was only in civil life, for he is not dignified with the prefix Mr. and would never seem to be looked on as clerical in Massachusetts, and probably the minister of Wethersfield came not for five, or even six, years more. See Winthrop's letter of June 1636 to his son John, Governor of the new plantation in history I. Appendix A 60 of the Ed. 1853. He, in 1636, removed to Springfield with Pynchon; was son by a former husband of that widow Sanford who had married Pynchon, and this son had married his Pynchon's daughter Ann, I suppose before the marriage of his mother with the father of his wife possibly before they, any of them, came from England to confound the two, if there were not three (which seems improble) Henry Smiths. I design always to put the names in the order of their coming to our country, so that Reverend Henry, though older, must follow the Springfield man. Felt has, in his Eccles. history of New England 253, made the minister who was received of the church of Charlestown in midsummer of 1637, one of the commissioners to govern the Connecticut plantation in 1636, with Ludlow, Steele, Pynchon and others, when we may feel sure, that it was Pynchon's son in law who had that honor; as also, that the Wethersfield minister was at the date of 1636 in his native land, had Ann, and Mary, who were born before his removal the latter, buried at Springfield 15 November 1641; Martha, born 31 July 1641; Mary, again, 7, baptized 12 March 1643; Elizabeth, 22, baptized 27 October 1644; Margaret, 26 April 1646, died at two years; Sarah, 6 October 1647, about soon; Margaret, again, 1 November 1648; Rebecca, 1 April 1650; Samuel, 23 June 1651, died next year; and Abigail, 10 February 1653; was Representative 1651, and, with his minister Reverend George Moxon, probably in disgust at the proceeding against his father-in-law, went home 1653. Probably most of the children went with the father, but Mary perhaps continued here with her uncle Pynchon, and married 15 April 1665, Richard Lord of Hartford; and Ann, who we may be sure, was the first born, married 9 November 1651, John Allyn of Hartford, the famous Secretary. Other children he may have had, either before or after leaving Springfield but where Farmer found his Elisha, is hard to guess. He seems to be as well entitled as the Watertown Henry, to be thought a freeman of 18 May 1631, probably better. Since reaching the conclusion that my Dorchester Henry is the same as he, who Farmer in MS had thought of Watertown, and by his two lines drove me to many weeks research, I have the gratification of ascertaining from Dr. Bond's untiring investigation that at Watertown was no Henry Smith at all.

HENRY SMITH, Charlestown, joined the church with wife Dorothy, 10 July 1637, probably removed soon. He may have been passenger in the Elizabeth, 1635, without wishing his name to appear at the custom house as no minister could be suffered to embark at least we know that ship brought Dorothy, aged 40; daughter Mary 10, and John, 19; most likely he was the Wethersfield minister. Very critical caution, however, is requisite, about the concomitants of the Reverend gentleman whose will, of 8 May 1648, refers, without naming them, to two daughters married. Of course they were born in England. It also names son Peregrine, who may not have been born on this side of the water, certainly was older than Samuel, but whether son of the wife Dorothy, or not, is uncertain. Of that Dorothy, the wife we may be very sure, that she was his second wive, not mother of Mary, or John, fellow passenger with her. For the elder daughters we are not sure of the husband's, unless of Rebecca we judge her wife of Samuel Smith of New London. See Caulkin's history of N. L. 151. She was divorced for his desertion, and married 1669, Nathaniel Bowman. At least the age of this wife at Charlestown, if she be the passenger in the Elizabeth, is very much overrated perhaps fifteen years if not more; for before his removal to Wethersfield. He had Dorothy, born 1636, or 7; and at Wethersfield had Samuel, 27 January 1639; Joanna, 25 December 1641; Noah, 25 February 1644, died young; and Elizabeth, perhaps posthumous 25 August 1648. The minister of Westhersfield had a long controversy with a part of his people, whereby the peace of that whole commonwealth was disturbed. See Trumbull, Colony record I. 97 and 98. It seems only to have terminated by his death 1648. In his will, Ib. 502, he speaks of his large family mentions only son Samuel, Perigrine, who was daughter, Noah and two daughters married with every one of their children as a part. His widow married John Russell in 1649, and ten years after removed to Hadley; there made her will, 1682, but it was not probated before 22 December 1694, so that we may presume her life was long protracted. It disposes a decent estate to her son Samuel, and daughter Dorothy Hall, who had first been wife of John Blakeman, next of Francis Hall; and late in life was so happy as to have another husband Mark Sension, and fourth partner Isaac Moore. Joanna married Philip Russell, 4 February 1664, but with infant Joanna died 29 December following. Both of the married daughters of Reverend Henry were, no doubt, dead long before the will of his second wife. It is very easy to fall into confusion between contemporary persons of the same Christian and surnames, after many hours, and days, study, I had the satisfaction of learning that my conclusion as to the first Wethersfield minister concurred with those of the scrupulous Mr. Goodwin of Hartford before his death in June 1855, so far as his had been written out. They were after published 1856, and have excellent illustrations, pp. 100 and 1.

HENRY SMITH, Hingham, was from County Norfolk, came in the Diligent 1638, with wife, three sons, two daughters, three men, and two maid servants, a freeman 13 March 1639, Representative 1641, removed to Rehoboth 1643, there died 1649. Of his will, 3 November 1647 (in which his wife is made executrix and children Henry, Daniel and Judith, with brother Thomas Cooper are named) abstract is given in Genealogical Registrar IV. 319; and the will of Judith, his widow 24 October 1650, abstracted on the next page, enlarges our acquaintance with the family by referring to others; but she may have been a second wife.

HENRY SMITH, Dedham, came, I presume, from New Buckenham in County Norfolk 1637, aged 30, called a husbandman, with wife Elizabeth, 34, and two children John, and Seth, arriving from Great Yarmouth at Boston 20 June; and by wife Elizabeth, had Daniel, born 13 October 1639, died young; Samuel, 13 October 1641; and Joseph, born and baptized 20 August 1643; was a freeman 13 May 1640; and lived in what became Medfield. A Mary, who died at Dedham 2 December 1641, may have been his child but more likely his sister, one Mary having come in the Planter, aged 18; another in the Susan and Ellen, 21; and a third in the Elizabeth, 15, all in 1635, and all from London; but this last is in the London custom house called daughter of Dorothy, aged 45.

HENRY SMITH, Boston 1652, named in the will of Reverend John Cotton, who calls him cousin meaning nephew.

HENRY SMITH, Rehoboth, son of Henry Smith of the same, was Ensign, Representative 1662, and several years after had Henry, born 4 December 163; Elizabeth, buried 1 March 1676; Abiel, 24 December 1676; and the father was buried that day, if Colony record be correct.

HENRY SMITH, Stamford, propounded for a freeman 1670, had been one of the first settlers at that plantation 1641, and went from Wethersfield, died 1687, in his will names only son John; but he had daughters Rebecca, who married 2 July 1672, Edward Wilkinson of Milford, and Hannah, who married a Lawrence; and perhaps others.

HENRY SMITH, Cambridge, married 3 March 1673, Lydia Buck, perhaps daughter of Roger Buck, had Lydia, born 20 July 1677; Henry, 17 October 1679; and Ebenezer, 19 March 1689; perhaps more; was a freeman 1690, died 21 August 1720, says the gravestone aged about 75 years

HUGH SMITH, Rowley, a freeman 18 May 1642; by wife Mary, had Edward, born 1654, and probably earlier, John, Samuel, and four daughters, and he died 1656. His widow married 2 December 1657, Jeremiah Ellsworth.

ICHABOD SMITH, Hadley, youngest son of Philip Smith the first, married 19 July 1698, Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Captain Aaron Cook, had Philip, born 2 May 1699; Aaron, 20 September 1700; Nathaniel, 16 February 1702; Rebecca, 9 November 1703; Moses, 30 April 1706; Bridget, 15 March 1708; Miriam, 22 August 1710; Elizabeth, 10 September 1712; Samuel, 4 August 1715; Experience, 27 January 1717; and Elisha, 23 January 1721; was Deacon, and died 6 September 1746; and his widow died 10 October 1751.

JAMES SMITH, Salem 1653, lived in the part that became Marblehead in 1648, one who attended the ministerial service of Reverend William Walton, and probably had grant of Iand at Gloucester 1642; had wife Mary, and daughter Catharine, who married Samuel Eburne, and son James, lived at Bristol, Old England, to whom by deed, 13 June 1656, as his only sonm he gave his Salem estate, probably died about 1661. His will, of 9 November 1660, was probated 27 June following and his estate was good.

JAMES SMITH, Boston, a shipmaster, was administered of our church 13 October 1644, was next year engaged in the infamous stealing of blacks on the coast of Guinea, and bringing them here, two being brought and a hundred killed. He had his wife with him on his voyage at Barbados. See Winthrop II. 243, with the address of Richard Saltonstall, Ib. Appendix M and large proceeded in Colony record. For other foul play with the wife of Isaac Gross here he was excommunicated 4 July 1647.

JAMES SMITH, Rehohoth, died 1653, and administration of his estate was given to Amos Richardson of Boston, perhaps as a creditor.

JAMES SMITH, Weymouth, had Nathaniel, born 8 June 1639, may have been a freeman 1654.

JAMES SMITH, Salem, or Marblehead, probably son of James Smith of the same, had James, and others; in 1659 was persecuted as a Quaker, but living at Marblehead 1674.

JAMES SMITH, Weymouth, perhaps the freeman of 1681, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 22 March 1663; Elizabeth, 14 September 1667; Hannah, 1 March 1670; perhaps Sarah, 25 May 1672, for who see Genealogical Registrar III. 270; and Sarah, again, 1684.

JAMES SMITH, Newbury, son of Thomas Smith, married 26 July 1667, Sarah Coker, daughter of Robert Coker, had Sarah, born 12 September 1668; James, 16 October 1670; Thomas, 9 March 1673; Hannah, 23 March 1675; Joseph, 8 June 1677, died in few weeks; John, 1 November 1678; Samuel, 31 January 1680; Benjamin, 21 August 1681; and Mary, 27 February 1684, died young; was a freeman 1671, Lieutenant in the crusade of Phips against Quebec, on return from which in October 1630 he perished by shipwreck on Anticosti.

JAMES SMITH, Danvers, a man of some distinction 1692, had Tabitha, who died 11 March 1689, aged 3 years.

JAMES SMITH, Dover 1669, was perhaps son of George Smith of the same, married Sarah Davis, daughter of John Davis, had John; James; Samuel; May or Mary, who married a Dean; Sarah, who married a Freeman; and two, who died young. He was an innholder, and died from over-exertion in going to join Captain Floyd, 1690, against the Indians who not long after killed his widow and son Samuel.

JAMES SMITH, Charlestown, son of the first Thomas Smith of the same, was a householder 1678, by wife Mary, had Mary, baptized 12 October 1684.

JAMES SMITH, Watertown, eldest son of the first Thomas Smith of the same, married 1680, Hannah Goodenow, daughter of John Goodenow, and by Dr. Bond is supposed to have died at Lancaster, leaving widow Hannah, to whom with children James, Samuel, Hannah, John, Sarah, Joseph, Benjamin, and Daniel, his estate was distributed 8 April 1701.

JAMES SMITH, New London, son probably eldest child of Richard Smith of the same, married Elizabeth Rogers, daughter of Jonathan Rogers, had children of whose descendants to this day reside there.

JEREMIAH SMITH, Eastham, married 3 January 1678, Hannah Astwood, perhaps daughter of Stephen Astwood, had Mercy, born 17 February 1679; Abigail, 1 June 1681; Jeremiah, 18 August 1685; and Hannah, September 1691. He died 29 April 1706, and his widow died 29 March 1729.

JOBANNA SMITH, Farmington, a young soldier, son of William Smith of the same, in Captain Newberry's Company in Philip's war, killed by the Indians at Hatfield 30 May 1676.

JOHN SMITH, Dorchester 1630, came in the Mary and John, a man of distinction, no doubt from County Devon, brought family, probably son John, perhaps Lawrence, possibly daughter Mary, who married first Nathaniel Glover, and next Governor Thomas Hinckley, as most of the people of Dorchester said, though it is evident enough to me, that this high matched Mary was daughter of a later John; is commonly called the quarter-master, because he had served in the Netherlands in that rank, was, perhaps, the freeman of 4 March 1633, or of 7 December 1636. Mr. Clap thinks he was past middle age, when he came, and my inquiry are unsatisfory about him.

JOHN SMITH, Maine 1640, one of the grand jurists at the first General Court of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, in that year "swore to inquiry for our Sovereign Lord the King and the Lord of this Province." Perhaps he was of Kiltery, after as we know he was, in 1635, of Saco.

JOHN SMITH, Providence, one of the hundred first purchasers, may have been of Salem 1631 or 2, one of the friends of Roger Williams, who calls him a merchant perhaps, but not very likely the freeman of 4 March 1633, and banished at the Court September 1635, for "divers dangerous opinion who he holdeth and hath divulged" His name is always Smyth, and he became one of the heads of the Colony of Rhode Island after removing to Warwick, the president of Rhode Island chosen to succeed Williams in 1649. In the new Charter of the King July 1663, he is named of the council but died before its arriving leaving widow Ann, who had been wife of .....Collins, and had son Elizur Collins born about 1622, and the estate of son went to them. See 3 Massachusetts history Collection IX. 286. But between other Johns of the neighborhood my power of discrimination fails. In Providence alone were four Johns among the first hundred purchasers.

JOHN SMITH, Watertown 1631, perhaps the freeman of 25 May 1636 (whose wife Isabel died or was buried 12 July 1639, aged 60, as Dr. Bond says), may have been father of John, Thomas, and Francis, sometimes named of Watertown perhaps of others, but all born in England and, as Bond thinks, removed to Lancaster, and died there, yet I think it more probably that it was a younger man.

JOHN SMITH, Plymouth 1643, then called senior, was one of the first settlers at Eastham; but we ask in vain as to his family or time of death and are left to infer that, though he was senior in the list of those able to bear arrns, John Smith junior was not his son as he did not accompany the senior to Eastham, and it may equally be doubtful whether he was father of either the second or third John of Eastham, or of Samuel of the same.

JOHN SMITH, Weymouth, may have been the freeman of 17 April 1637, caused great trouble about church matters, at the captious time of antinomian schism, favored Reverend Robert Lenthall 1638, for which he was fined £20 and imprisoned. And as Lenthall soon withdrew to Newport, I suppose son followed him.

JOHN SMITH, Taunton, who had John, Elizabeth, and Samuel, before 1643, removed to Newtown, Long Island, and his children dispersed to Hempstead and Jamaica on that Island. See Riker's history 20.

JOHN SMITH, Boston, a tailor, administered of the church 6 February 1639, and his wife Mercy or Mary, 14 April 1644, was a freeman 22 May 1639. His wife died 11 January 1659; and he died 1674; in his will, of 23 September 1673, probated 13 June following after given Iand to Robert and Nathaniel Woodward, his grandchildren (on who they had already built new houses), to be enjoyed in fee, he devised to his daughter Rachel, their mother, now wife of Thomas Harwood, all other estate and made her executrix. She had been widow of Robert Woodward.

JOHN SMITH, Newport 1639, may have continued there and be found on their list of a freeman 1655; but may be the one at Providence, distininguished. as the miller, who had Joseph, and engaged his allegiance June 1668 and did not remove during the perils of 1676, in Philip's war.

JOHN SMITH, Barnstable 1640, joined the church 13 October 1644, and his wife Susanna Hinckley, daughter of the first Samuel Hinckley, joined 13 June 1652; but whether she was mother of all the children is not certain, but he had Samuel, born April baptized 20 October 1644; Sarah, baptized 11 May 1645; Ebenezer, 22 November 1646, died next month; Mary, 21 November 1647; Dorcas, 18 August 1650; John, 22 February 1652; buried in two days; Shubael, 13 March 1653; John, again, born September 1656; Benjamin, January 1659; Ichabod, January 1661; Elizabeth, February 1663; Thomas, February 1665; and Joseph, 6 December 1667; was Representative 1656 and 7. In 1659 being allowed by the Court to hear what the Quakers could say in their defence, was wise enough with Isaac Robinson, son of blessed John of Leyden, to advise repeal of the laws against them. He removed to New York, but continued there not long; was minister at Sandwich, and died after 1690.

JOHN SMITH, Lynn, removed early to Reading, may be he who married at Roxbury, 1 August 1647, Catharine Morrill, daughter of Isaac Morrill of Reading, had Sarah, born 14 April 1654, died next month; Isaac, 20 June 1655; Benjamin, 8 August 1657, died in 3 days; Francis, 23 December 1658; and Abraham, 10 April 1661; besides John and Mary, elder than any, as from abstract of Morrill's will, Genealogical Registrar XI. 35, is plain. His wife Catharine died 12 September 1662; and he was Representative in 1669.

JOHN SMITH and John junior SMITH of Stamford, among the first settlers 1641, both removed to Hempstead, Long Island. The younger, in 1675, gave a deposition calling himself 60 years old, in who he says that formerly at Stamford they called him Rock John son for distinction.

JOHN SMITH, Guilford 1643, a blacksmith, said to have come from Boston, and another John was there at the same time.

JOHN SMITH, Charlestown, by Farmer called ship carpenter; had Zechariah, borm by wife Sarah, 29 March 1656, and probably several before as Benoni, his son died 15 June 1646; and she was administered of the church 23 September 1652, and he and they may have been baptized, as the record for many years before 1659 is wholly deficient and 5 February 1660 appears Rebecca, daughter of sister Smith. His will of 8 March 1672, of who wife Sarah, son John, and another were executors, names her, and Children John, James, Josiah, Elizabeth; Sarah, and Mary, and he died 6 March following.

JOHN SMITH, Providence, called the Massey for distinction, married before 1661, a daughter of Samuel Comstock had Leonard, died young; John, died young; and Joseph; removed to Warwick, there died without will, and the municipal government supplied the want, 14 September 1668. He was useful as a surveyor.

JOHN SMITH, Watertown, may have been that youth, aged 13, who came from London in the Planter, 1635, probably son of Alice, 40, in the same ship. In his will of 12 April 1665, probated 27 September 1669, names children John, Richard, Alice, and Ann, wife of John Moore, who is made executor and may have been his fellow-passenger.

JOHN SMITH, Dedham, by wife Margaret, had John, born 5 July 1641, and the next entry is, John, died 14 August 1645, says the record but he may have been the child and the father living 1660.

JOHN SMITH was there 1646, both senior and junior, a freeman In 1669; but though not father and son are easily distinguished. The elder, who died 1684, by wife Grace, who joined the church 1642, had there baptized Ephraim, 13 October 1644; John, born 27 August 1616; Mary, 1648; Ebenezer, 10 November 1651, died young; Mercy, baptized 5 December 1652, died at 18 years; and Mehitable, 25 March 1655. Only four of these lived to maturity, viz. Ephraim; John; Mary, who married Abel Gunn of Derby; and Mehitable, who married 1674, Edward Camp. His widow died 1690. Of the younger John Smith, not son of the preceding, we learn, that he was a blacksmith, married 19 July 1665, Sarah Fowler, daughter of Lieutenant William Fowler of the same, had Joseph; John, born 1669, died young; Jonathan, 5 September 1671; and John, again, 18 June 1674, who died young. For second wife he married 1694, Clemence, widow of Jonathan Hunt of Northampton, and died 1704.

JOHN SMITH, Hampton 1614, was, probably the progenitor of a line of Smiths in that town, and his daughter Deborah Smith was first wife of Nathaniel Bachiler.

JOHN SMITH, who by Farmer is named of Boston, coming from Ireland, and administered of the church 1640, must be looked at as a supernumary for the church record in the year following given only this foundation for such a statement "21 of the 12th 1640 Mrs. Hannah Smith the wife of one Mr. John Smyth in Ireland" and it may seem as probably (no more being heard of her) that she went to him, as that he came to her. The great rebellion in Ireland broke out; the same year.

JOHN SMITH, Dorchester, came in 1635 with wife and daughter Mary (in the James of Bristol), the children brought from Warrington, Lancashire on a horse in a pannier, balanced by young Nathaniel, son of Reverend Richard Mather, then five years old, as a decent tradition relates; and in that voyage partook the vexatation and dangers so well related by Mather, in Young's Chronicles. Here he was probably a freeman 7 December 1636, and had by wife Catharine other children for which the will gives us some light, slightly confused by the article In Genealogical Registrar V. 46a, making the death some months earlier than the will, and one child born less than 3 months after a former. The heroine of the pannier married Nathaniel Glover, and next, Governor Hinckley, and died 29 July 1703, in her 73rd year. Her father's will made 28 December 1676, some months after the date mentioned in Genealogical Registrar for his death with a codicil was probated 25 July 1678.

JOHN SMITH, Watertown 1640, son of Adrean, the wife of Jeremiah Norcross, had wife Mary.

JOHN SMITH, Rowley, son perhaps, of Hugh Smith, married Faith Parrott, daughter probably of Francis Parrott, had, says Gage, John and Jonathan, twins born 1659. Perhaps both died and he died 1661, leaving daughter Sarah. His widow I think, married Ezekiel Jewett.

JOHN SMITH, Saco, a freeman 1653, had been there from 1636, and we would gladly learn more of him.

JOHN SMITH, Plymouth, usually called junior, able to bear arms 1643, was not, perhaps, son of the first John of the same, married 4 January 1649, Deborah Howland, daughter of Arthur Howland of Marshfield, had Hasadiah, born 11 January 1650; John, 1 October 1651; Josiah, 16 April 1652; Eleazer, 20 April 1654; and Hezekiah, 8 February 1656.

JOHN SMITH, Eastham, called senior, had wife Lydia, who died 21 July 1672, and he married 15 November following Jael Packer, or Jale Packard, daughter of Samuel Packer the first, of Bridgewater.

JOHN SMITH, Hingham, a freeman 1647, as to me seems more probably though Farmer decided for 1654, married May 1645, Sarah Woodward, daughter of Ralph Woodward of the same, had, perhaps, several children besides John, born 19 September 1653, was Lieutenant 1661, Representative 1683 and after till chosen Assistant 1686, in who he continued to serve until the new Charter, and died May 1695.

JOHN SMITH, Providence, called for distinction Jamaica John, perhaps because he came from there, was died before 20 May 1685, when his son John executes a deed, in who he styles himself son and heir.

JOHN SMITH, Taunton, had Elizabeth, born 7 September 1663; Henry, 27 May 1666; perhaps others.

JOHN SMITH, Salem 1609, was a tailor; and Felt names another John, Salem 1660, a malster, who had wife Ann.

JOHN SMITH, of Salem, was a Massey in 1671. One of these Salem Johns, at the ordination of Reverend John Higginson, in 1660, raised a disturber. Perhaps his wife Margaret and her children were then in prison at Boston, as Quakers. See Hutchinson I. 203. In his will of 20 January 1679, it is seen, that he had two sons viz. George and Exercise, daughters Tamosin and Margaret, that his wife was sister of Joshua Buffum, to who was given the son Exercise, as was George to another of that peaceful sect.

JOHN SMITH, Dorchester, had James, and Mary, who were adults when they were baptized in right of their mother 10 June 1683, she then being wife of Ellis Wood as the church record tells. But very curious record of baptism is found few months preceding, as follows: "The children of Miriam, the wife of Ellis Smith, were baptized 19 November 1682, viz. Ann, Miriam, Sarah, and David." Who was father of these children is on the face of the record doubtful. No such man as Ellis Smith can be heard of, and easy enough might the scribe mistake this name tor Wood, if we may assume that the wife of Wood was bringing up to the font offspring of her former husband John Smith, who died 1682.

JOHN SMITH, New London 1658, called "nailor Smith" had come from Boston (where he lived in 1653), with wife Joanna, and only child Elizabeth, made collector of the imposts, 1659, a freeman 1666; was Deacon, and died 4 October 1670. His widow died 1687, aged about 73; and Elizabeth married a Way of Lyme. Caulkins, 323.

JOHN SMITH, Dedham 1661, may be the husband of a daughter of Philip Eliot of Roxbury, named in his will.

JOHN SMITH, Watertown, son of the first Thomas Smiath of the same, married 1 April 1665, Mary Beers, daughter of Anthony Beers, had Mary, born 15 June 1667; John, 8 August 1668; Abigail, 29 June 1670; Hannah, 27 December 1672; Sarah, 7 June 1675; and perhaps, but not probably Samuel, whose day of birth as given By Bond, 10 March 1700, excites suspicion of error.

JOHN SMITH, Eastham, married 24 May 1667, Hannah Williams, had Elizabeth, born 24 February 1669; Sarah, 27 March 1672; perhaps Mercy, 17 September 1676; and Ebenezer, 16 January 1680; yet some uncertainty arises as to the names and births of some. Another

JOHN SMITH, Eastham, married 30 November 1668, Mary Eldridge, perhaps daughter of Robert Eldridge of the same, had John, born 18 October 1669; Jeremiah, 27 December 1670; William, 2 August 1672; a daughter 10 February 1675; Mary, 30 November 1676, died soon; Mary, again, 15 January 1678; Beriah, 21 March 1680; Bethia, 16 January 1682; and Mehitable, 1 May 1691; but some confusion is apparent in the assignment of the children to these two Johns in Genealogical Registrar VII. 279.

JOHN SMITH, Boston, Massey, in his will of 27 October 1678, probated 8 November following, after giving £4 each to his father and mother and relinquishing half of their debts to his servant Mungo Craford, and John Wilson, names his two children Jeremiah, who should have 2/3 of his estate and Joseph 1/3, as each reaching 21 years.

JOHN SMITH, Hampton, a cooper, each took oath of allegiance 1678, of who one may have been father and one son, but it is not very probable and I am ignorant of the priority; only the cooper, it is said, by wife Huldah, had Abigail, born 24 February 1688. One of them was son of

JOHN SMITH, late of the Vineyard, but I find in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 52, no mark of time, to inform what late refers to.

JOHN SMITH, Providence, called junior in May 1671, when he engaged allegiance.

JOHN SMITH, Newbury, perhaps son of Thomas Smith of the same, a freeman 1671, married 26 November 1667, Rebecca Smith, daughter of the first Samuel Smith of the same, had John, born 14 September 1668, died in a month Rebecca, 1 August 1669; John, again, 20 October 1671, died young; Mary, 20 December 1673; John, again, 17 March 1678; Samuel, 31 January 1680, died young; Josiah, 28 March 1687; Hannah, 27 January 1690; and Dorothy, 20 August 1692.

JOHN SMITH, Hadley, son of Lieutenant Samuel Smith of the same, married 12 November 1663, Mary Partridge, daughter of William Partridge, had John, born 15 May 1665, perhaps a freeman of 1690; Samuel, 7 December 1667, who was killed by lightning in his 14th year; Joseph, 1670; Benjamin, 1673; and Mary, early in 1677, posthumous, for her father was killed by the Indians 30 May 1676. See Captain Newbury's despatches in Connecticut record II. 450. His son Joseph Smith was ancester of the late Oliver Smith who had gained the largest estate of any person in all the neighborhood of Hatfield, and by his will designed to favor that and the adjoining townson

JOHN SMITH, Fairfield, son of Giles Smith of the same, of who no more is known but only that he died 1690.

JOHN SMITH, Boston, bricklayer, married 1671, Sarah, the young widow of John Wilmot.

JOHN SMITH, Taunton, called junior, may have had Deborah, born 7 March 1676; Hannah, 22 March 1678; and John, 6 December 1680. But, in so common a name, senior and junior are very inadequate to express distinction between two having the same baptized name, when the order of time may be uncertain.

JOHN SMITH, Milford, son of the first John John of the same, married about 1669, Phebe Campfield, perhaps daughter of Matthew Campfield, or Thomas Campfield.

JOHN SMITH, Charlestown 1674, a Massey, householder in 1678, was perhaps he, who married at Woburn, 7 May 1674, Abigail Carter, daughter of Reverend Thomas Carter; but no children appear in baptisms at Charlestown and perhaps they were carried to Woburn for baptism by the grandfather.

JOHN SMITH, York, called junior when he swore allegiance 1681, which may lead us to presume that an elder John lived there, though he may have been son of the John Smith of Saco, one of the chief men.

JOHN SMITH, Dover 1675, perhaps son of George Smith of the same, removed to Little Compton, there married says tradition, and had two daughters.

JOHN SMITH, Hingham, probably son of John Smith of the same, a freeman 1679, then called junior

JOHN SMITH, Hadley, second son of Philip Smith the first of the same, married 29 November 1683, Joanna Kellogg, daughter of Joseph Kellogg, had John, born 3 December 1684; Joanna, 7 September 1686; Rebecca, 5 August 1688; Joseph, 19 July 1690; Martin, 15 April 1692; Eleazer, 25 September 1694; Sarah, 18 November 1696, died next year; Sarah, again, 9 November 1698; Prudence, 15 March 1701; Experience, 19 April 1703; Elizabeth, 12 October 1705; and Mindwell, 25 May 1708; and he died 16 April 1727.

JOHN SMITH, Cambridge village or Newton, a tanner, by wife Sarah Prentice, probably daughter of Henry Prentice of the same, married 8 June 1676, had Sarah, born 31 March following died next month; John, 2 March 1678; Sarah, again, 17 August 1681; Thankful; Rachel, 19 December 1685; and Joseph, 9 August 1687; and by second wife Susanna, had Jerusha, born 8 May 1695; Margaret, 29 July 1698; Daniel, 16 August 1700; Esther, 20 July 1703; Ephraim, 5 October 1704; Josiah, 27 May 1707; and Silas, who was drowned 1729. See Jackson's Newton.

JOHN SMITH, Charlestown, son of Thomas Smith, the butcher, was a mariner, died at Jamaica, 22 July 1688. One

JOHN SMITH, Gloucester, by wife Abigail, had Miriam, born 20 August 1689, and probably more children by another wife. See Babson, 159.

JOHN SMITH, Salem, married 29 July 1689, Patience Shattuck, youngest daughter of Samuel Shattuck of the same.

JOHN SMITH, Eastham, youngest son of Samuel Smith first of the same, married 14 May 1694, Bethia Snow, daughter of Stephen Snow, had James, born 13 February 1695, died next year; and Samuel, 25 May 1696.

JOHN SMITH, of Eastham, I think was son of John Smith the third of the same, and by wife Sarah, he had Hannah, born 18 March 1696; Joseph, 28 December 1697; Sarah, 6 November 1699; William, 6 September 1702; Lydia, 24 April 1704; Seth, 28 January 1706; Elizabeth, March 1708; Rebecca, March 1710; and John, 13 March 1713. After assiduous attention I am unable to give distinction to any more Johns, though beyond doubt there were several who would be embraced by my plan; yet the ingenuity of any single antiquary would be often at fault, even if his patience were not exhausted in pursuit of the local habitation of all. In Boston alone were four tax payers of the name in 1695.

JONATHAN SMITH, Wethersfield, son of Richard Smith the first of the same, made a freeman 1657, married 1 January 1664, Martha Bushnell, daughter of Francis Bushnell, probably had several children before removing to Middletown, where he had Gershom, born November 1679; and Deborah, 23 September 1682; went back to Wethersfield where, though he sold part of his estate he held other lands on the East side of the great river and joined with his neighbor in obtaining incorporation of Glastenbury, living 1698.

JONATHAN SMITH, Farmington 1678, eldest son of William Smith of Wethersfield, married Mary Bird, daughter of Joseph Bird, had Elizabeth, Samuel, Jonathan, Mary, Mehitable, who was baptized 11 October 1691; Sarah, 24 December 1693; Abigail, 29 December 1695; William, perhaps 30 June 1700; and Eleazer, perhaps 20 September 1702. But whether all were by first wife is unknown as are dates of birth of four earliest children. He had second wife Rachel Steele, daughter of Samuel Steele; and third wife Sarah, he took in 1714, and died 5 April 1721; and his widow married Thomas Bird.

JONATHAN SMITH, Watertown, youngest son of Thomas Smith, first of the same, married 16 March 1683, Jane Peabody, had Jonathan, born 4 May 1684; Zechariah, 16 May 1687; Elizabeth, baptized 7 April 1689, died soon; Elizabeth again, 19 May 1691; Elisha, born 11 January 1692; Jonas, 7 January 1693; Dinah, 23 January 1695; Abigail, 7 July 1697; and Nathaniel, 15 November 1701; was a freeman 1690, and died probably 1724.

JONATHAN SMITH, Hatfield, son of Philip Smith the first, married 14 November 1688, Abigail Kellogg, daughter of Joseph Kellogg, had Jonathan, born 10 August 1689; Daniel, 3 March 1692; Abigail, 20 April 1695; Stephen, 5 December 1697; Prudence, 16 May 1700; Moses, 8 September 1702; Elisha, 10 July 1705; Elizabeth, 8 May 1708; Ephraim, 24 March 1711; and Aaron, 7 February 1715; and died about 1737. Another

JONATHAN SMITH at Wethersfield 1690, was son of Joseph Smith of the same.

JOSEPH SMITH, Wethersfield, a freeman 1657, had been of Middletown, but married Lydia Wright, daughter of Thomas Wright, of Wethersfield, and had Lydia, born 1654; Joseph, March 1660; Jonathan; and Samuel, August 1663; and died 1673 or 4 leaving widow who married William Harris of Middletown.

JOSEPH SMITH, Hartford, brother of Christopher Smith of Northampton, married 10 or 20 April 1656, Lydia Huitt, daughter of Reverend Ephraim Huitt, had Joseph, born March 1657; Samuel, May 1608, died young; Ephraim, 8 September 1639; Lydia, April 1661, died young; Simon, 2 August 1662; Nathaniel, October 1664; Lydia, again, 14 February 1666; Susanna, June 1667; Mary, November 1668; Martha, March 1670; Benjamin, 21 July 1671; Elizabeth, November 1672; Sarah, April 1674; Edward, 19 June 1677; and Mercy, 16 November 1679; but the last two probably died before 1715, when their father's heirs united in a lawsuit, and eleven of the fifteen children were then alive. Benjamin then was in London. He was a freeman 1667, and made his will 13 June 1689, and died January following. His widow lived 21 years after. Of the daughters we know that Mary was unmarried in 1715; that Lydia married Lanerick Flowers; Susanna married John Dickinson; Martha married Barnabas Hinsdale, son of Barnabas; Elizabeth married 8 May 1695, Joseph Gilbert; and Sarah married 4 October 1693, John Spencer.

JOSEPH SMITH, Dover, son of George Smith of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 9 January 1669 or 70; Mary; Elizabeth; and Samuel, who was born in June 1687; was a leader among the Quakers. His wife died 25 May 1726; and he died 15 December 1727.

JOSEPH SMITH Norwalk 1675, from Long Island, purchased Iand that year, but is not found there in 1688.

JOSEPH SMITH, Providence, son of Benjamin Smith of the same, married Lydia Carpenter, daughter of the first Williarn Carpenter of the same, swore allegiance May 1682.

JOSEPH SMITH, Watertown, son of Thomas Smith first of the same, married 1 December 1674, Hannah Tidd, had Joseph, born 19 April 1677; John, 5 April 1678; Daniel, 26 September 1681; Hannah, and Rebecca, perhaps not twins, but both baptized 4 December 1687.

JOSEPH SMITH, Hampton, took the oath of allegiance in April and, perhaps, again in December 1678, had married Dorothy Cotton, eldest daughter of Reverend Seaborn Cotton, who died 20 December 1706, was in 1683 petition to the King against his Governor Cranfield, Representative 1688, Major or Colonel in the military and of the Council 1698, died 9 or 24 November 1717, aged 64.

JOSEPH SMITH, New Haven, son of George Smith of the same, married 1680, Lydia Bristol, daughter of Henry Bristol, had Joseph, born 1681; Lydia, 1683; Hannah, 1686; Esther, 1689; Daniel, 1693; and died 1697, leaving wife and her five children.

JOSEPH SMITH, Farmington, son of William Smith, by first wife Lydia, had Joseph, born about 1681; Lydia; both baptized probably 17 August 1684, though the record as given in Genealogical Registrar XII. 147, says 18, which was Monday; Johanna, 12 April 1685; Mary, 30 January 1687; Elizabeth, 16 February 1690; Joanna, born 15, baptized 16 October 1692; Ruth, baptized 1 December 1694; Susanna, born 20 April 1698, Thankful, 4 November 1700; Mercy, 6 August 1702; Esther, 30 October 1705; Experience, baptized probably 11 July 1708; and Zephaniah, born 16 February 1710, died young; but probably the last two were born by a second wife Joanna Loomis.

JOSEPH SMITH, Hartford, eldest son of Joseph Smith of the same, removed about 1680 to Hadley, a freeman 1690, married 11 February 1681, Rebecca Dickinson, daughter of John Dickinson, first of the same, had Joseph, born 3 November 1682; John, 24 October 1684, died young; John, again, 5 June 1686, died soon; Rebecca, 11 June 1689; Jonathan, 28 October 1691; Lydia, 15 September 1693; Benjamin, 22 January 1696; and Elizabeth, 22 December 1701; and his wife died 16 February 1731; and he died 1733.

JOSEPH SMITH, Wethersfield, son of Joseph Joseph of the same, died 1687, leaving only Joseph, 9 months old.

JOSEPH SMITH, Haddam, perhaps son of Simon Smith of the same, a merchant, died at Barbados, 1694, gave his property to mother, brothers and sister. Yet named only brother John.

JOSEPH SMITH, Barnstable, married 29 April 1689, Ann Fuller, perhaps daughter of Mathew Fuller, had Susanna, born 12 January 1690; Joseph, 28 October 1691; James, 18 December 1693; Ann, 8 November 1695; Matthew, 10 July 1697; Ebenezer, 21 March 1699, died at 2 months; Daniel, 11 April 1700; David, 21 May 1702; Elizabeth, 19 April 1704; Thomas, 6 February 1706; Mary, 22 December 1707, died near 21 years; Jemima, 9 November 1709; Benjamin, 5 December 1711; Ebenezer, again, 26 September 1714; and his wife died 2 July 1722.

JOSEPH SMITH, Middletown, had taught a school at Hadley, and Springfield, married 15 September 1698, Esther Parsons, daughter of Joseph Parsons, had Martha, born 17 September 1699; Joseph, 1704; and Mary, 1709. He went in 1708 to New Jersey and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister but left in about 2 years, preached short time at Brookfield, and was installed over the new Second Church at Middletown 15 January 1715, died 8 September 1736, and his widow died 30 May 1760.

LAWRENCE SMITH, Dorchester, who Mr. Clapp thought son of John Smith, the quarter-master, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 28 February 1643; artillery company 1642, a freeman 10 May 1643, often 3, selectman, died 3 October 1665. In his will mention is found of wife and children, but names of none are seen, except wife Mary. His wife Mary was executrix.

LEONARD SMITH, Providence, of who I see nothing, but that he was among those who in June 1668, engaged allegiance.

LESTER SMITH, Boston, came in the Speedwell from London, arriving 27 July 1656, aged 24; but no more is known of him.

MARMADUKE SMITH, Rye, then claimed as belonging to Connecticut, was in 1669 a sort of preacher to the people there, but not to the satisfaction of the government. See Trumbull, Colony record Ir. 120.

MARTIN SMITH, Northampton, took the oath of allegiance 8 February 1679. He may be the man killed 29 February 1704 at Deerfield, by the French and Indians.

MATTHEW SMITH, Charlestown, a cordwinder, came, 1637, from Sandwich, County Kent, with wife Jane and four children, and was that year administered inhabitant of Charlestown though Felt shows, that Salem made him grant of land perhaps conditionally. His wife was recorded by the church 22 December 1639; but no baptism is mentioned on the record, nor can the names of those brought from England be ascertained. He was a householder in 1658, and perhaps in 1678, under the title of goodman.

MATTHEW SMITH, Watertown, who swore fidelity in 1652, may be the man claimed by Eaton among early settlers of Reading, but the Boston record of death called him "of Watertown and son in law of Thomas Cooper of Boston" shows that be was" drowned at Noddle's Island 21 May 1658." He was, I presume, a young man, whose mother the widow soon of Watertown had married Cooper.

MATTHEW SMITH, Woburn, probably son of Matthew Smith of Charlestown, born in England, had Elizabeth, born 15 September 1658; Matthew, 2 September 1659; John, 19 January 1661, died young; Samuel, 29 April 1662, died soon; Samuel again, 26 July 1663; Hannah, 21 October 1664; and John, again, 28 March 1667.

MATTHEW SMITH, Woburn, son of the preceding, married 20 June 1684 (though another record has it 2 March 1682), Mary Cutler, daughter of John Cutler of the same.

MICHAEL SMITH, Charlestown 1644, lived on the Malden side, administered of the church 1 July 1645; had been fined for voting unduly, but the tender mercy of the General Court in May 1647, when he was made a freeman extended to him, as "being poor and of an harmless disposition, and the act done in simplicity." He probably had several children and Farmer names Samuel, born 19 July 1648. but this is after the sad vacuity in our church record of baptisms. Yet after the blessed restoration not of Charles II, but of the writing down of children brought to the font, I find Sarah, "daughter of our brother married Smith (of Malden side)" on 4 August 1661; was a householder 1658.

MORRIS SMITH, Gloucester, married 4 November 1681, Sarah Millet, perhaps daughter of Thomas Millet, or, as Babson thinks more probably widow of John. By her he had Sarah, born 1683; and Morris, 1686. He was sexton of the church and in that office was succeeded by Stephen Robinson, who married his daughter Sarah.

NATHAN SMITH, New Haven, son of George Smith of the same, was a proprietor 1685, then had wife Esther Goodyear, daughter probably of John Goodyear, whom he married 10 August 1682.

NATHANIEL SMITH, Haverhill, married 14 May 1663, Elizabeth, perhaps daughter of Daniel, was a freeman 1668.

NATHANIEL SMITH, Weymouth, by wife Experience, had John, born 26 August 1679; and Hannah, 29 March 1687; was a freeman 1681.

NATHANIEL SMITH, Hartford, married 9 July 1686, Esther Dickinson, daughter of Thomas Dickinson, had Nathaniel, born 20 January 169S; Susanna, 1699; Jerusha; Abigail, 1704; Gideon; and Joseph; besides perhaps some earlier, or some of these may have been; but these six were living 1715. He was son of Joseph, and his widow Esther married Hezekiah Porter.

NATHANIEL SMITH, Hatfield, son of Philip Smith the first, married 6 February 1696, Mary Dickinson, daughter of Nathaniel Dickinson of the same, had Nathaniel, born 1 July 1698; Mary, 11 December 1700; Joshua, 2 November 1702; Rebecca, 4 April 1705; Hannah, 7 March 1707; Martha, 31 January 1709; Lydia, 16 March 1711; and Jerusha, 9 January 1713; his wife died 16 August 1718; and he died 1740.

NEHEMIAH SMITH, by Miss Thomas thought to be first religious teacher at Marshfield, I hear no more of, except that in an eminently confused obituary on page 82 of Genealogical Registrar XIV. Ann Bourne, a daughter of the first Thomas Bourne, is said to marry Reverend Nehemiah Smith in 1639.

NEHEMIAH SMITH, New Haven, had Sarah, and Mary, born 1642; Hannah, 1644, all baptized 14 December 1645; Mercy and Elizabeth, 1645, both baptized 22 February 1646; and Nehemiah, baptized not (as in Genealogical Registrar IX. 362) 24 October but 25, 1646; all in right of his wife Sarah; kept the sheep of the town 1644-9 and removed soon after to New London, and about 1660 to Norwich, a freeman 1669, died 1686, leaving wife Ann and four daughters: Mary, wife of Samuel Raymond; Ann, wife of Thomas Bradford; Elizabeth, wife of Joshua Raymond; and Experience, who married 1 November 1677, Joshua Abel.

NEHEMIAH SMITH, New London, only son of the preceding, married 24 October 1669, Lydia Winchester, daughter of Alexander Winchester of Rehoboth, had Lydia, 29 October 1670; Nehemiah, 14 November 1673; Samuel, 2 June 1676; Martha, October 1678; Daniel, 29 October 1680; and Margaret, 1683; was in very high esteem, and died 8 August 1727; his wife died 1725.

NEHEMIAH SMITH, Exeter, died says Farmer, 1673. He thinks him son of William Smith of Weymouth.

NICHOLAS SMITH, Exeter 1658, perhaps father of that young Nicholas Smith, who was killed by the Indians 5 July 1697. Company Magnalia VII. 91 with Storer's despatch in Genealogical Registrar III. 165.

NICHOLAS SMITH, Milford, married 12 July 1664, Mary Tibbals, or Mercy Tibbals, daughter of Thomas Tibbals, had Samuel, born 1665; Andrew, 1670; Sarah, 1672; John, 1674; and Cornelius, 1676.

OBADIAH SMITH, Dorchester 1661, as Farmer says, undoubtedly by error for Swift.

PELATIAH SMITH, Malden, a freeman 1680, by wife Sarah, who died 1 March 1688, had Eleanor, born 17 February 1684; Ruhamah, 21 December 1685; and Sarah, 25 October 1687.

PHILIP SMITH, Wethersfield, second son of Samuel Smith, brought at one year old by his father from England, made a freeman 1654, married 1657, Rebecca Foote, youngest daughter of Nathaniel Foote, soon removed and is the same who in Hadley, among its new settlers took a freeman's oath for Massachusetts 26 March 1661; was Representative for Hadley 1677, 80-4. He died 10 January following, was selectman, Lieutenant of horse, and Deacon, yet "murdered with an hideous witchcraft, that filled all those parts of New England with astonishment," as most minutely is told in the Magnalia VI. 70. Still the wonder did not so far outrun conscience and common sense, as to prevail on the trial of Mary Webster, charged for such clear malignities not only against Smith, the hypochondriac suffered but others; even though she was before a jury at Boston, then peculiarly exposed to false impression, she was acquited and died peaceably at Hadley. Years more were needed for the full triumph of the devil and Cotton Mather. His children were Samuel, born January 1659; John, 18 December 1661; Jonathan, 1663; Philip, 1665; Rebecca, 1668; Nathaniel, 1671; Joseph Smith, 1674, Harvard College 1695; and Ichabod, 11 April 1675 or 6; all the eight are mentioned in his will. His widow married 2 October 1688, Major Aaron Cook, of Northampton, who died 6 September 1690, and she died 6 April 1701. His only daughter Rebecca early in 1686, married George Stillman of Hadley.

PHILIP SMITH, Hadley, son of Philip Smith of the same, married 8 July 1687, Mary Bliss, daughter of Samuel Bliss of Springfield, had Philip, born 1 May 1689; David, 23 April 1691; twins daughters 11 June 1693; and Martha, 27 September 1694; removed to Springfield, and had Aaron,14 February 1697; Mary, 23 February 1699; Samuel, 1702; and Rebecca; removed to Hartford, there had Ebenezer, 1 January 1707. His wife died 23 December following, and he married September 1708, Mary Robinson, had Nehemiah, 17 July 1709; and Hannah, 20 November 1711; and died 26 January 1725. His widow died 17 May 1733.

RALPH SMITH, Plymouth, came, in 1629, with Higinson in the Talbot, for supply of the Pilgrims from Leyden, as their first minister. He had been bred at Christ's College Cambridge, where he had his A.B. 1613, but our Governor and Company felt some distrust of his tendency to separation and his success in various stations seems abundant. To confirm their judgment, he married perhaps in 1634, Mary, widow of Richard Masterson, and for a time gave up his office in 1635, when a hope of obtaining Norton was felt, but probably resumed it, and was active in opposition to Gorton, 1638; but dismissed before 1645, when he preached to the small body at Manchester, was of Salem church 1647, and perhaps with wife Mary, who joined in 1650; but in 1655 was among the early settlers at Eastham, (unless this man was another Ralph); but out of office he died at Boston 1 March 1661, the record proves, not 2 as Farmer had been told. Among his many wanderings, he may have found transient resident 1657, at New London, and again in 1659. Caulkins, 322.

RALPH SMITH, Hingham, from Hingham, County Norfolk, came, it is said by Lincoln, 1633, and sat down at our Hingham 1635; probably went to Eastham, there, was constable 1660; had Deborah, born 8 Mar1654; Samuel, older than her; Thomas; and probably other children. His wife Grace with son Samuel, had administration of his estate 27 October 1685. Yet in this much doubt is felt, for Roxbury record of death in 1672 has

RALPH SMITH, aged 95, of which more strange is it, that nothing else was ever heard, so that I fear error in this Roxbury record though he may have been the Hingham man.

RICHARD SMITH, Taunton 1638, one of the first purchasers was from Gloucestershire, may be the man, who went to Rhode Island the next year, and some years after was the prominent man on the main, having a large trading house in the Narraranset land, perhaps two, North Kingston and Wickford, purchaser of the sachem in 1641, and this, in my opinion led to take sides against Gorton and his associates who bought of other sachems a principality of Showamet, or Warwick, to the Northward of Smith, who made Arnold and Company of Providence cry out against Gorton and his friends, who preached bad doctrines in the judgment of Massachusetts people, and thence in the summer came the cruel, if not perfidious, slaughter of Miantinomo, head of both parties of the Indians and next the religious war of 1643 against Gortonism. For his knowledge Smith was employed with others, in October 1643 "to fetch the cattle from Providence," being the plunder our forces took with the misbelieving prisoners. Company Colony record II. 43 with Winthrop II. 84 and 142-8. In that wide estate, after a brief trial at Newtown, Long Island, he enjoyed great esteem forty years as sovereign of all Misquamicuck, Caucumsquissic, and Pettaquamscut, was honored with a commission as chief magistrate from Connecticut 1671, as he had supported their rights against the claims of Providence, who were favored by the royal commission in 1665. His son of the same name was made constable there 1663, when the Connecticut Council dignified his neighborhood with the town rights of Wickford; but the ultimate decision of the disputed title, in the highest tribunal at home, went contrary to both Massachusetts and Connecticut.

RICHARD SMITH, Wethersfield 1648, then having full grown children, of who Mary married that year Matthias Treat, was involved in the controversy with his minister Russell, that caused the removal 1609, of many of the parish, and founder (by Richard and his friends) of Hadley; but if not dead he was too old to remove and continued at Wethersfield. His son Richard's name is on the list of a freeman 1669, and his daughter Esther married John Strickland; Beriah married Richard Fox; and Bethia married 15 August 1684, Joshua Stoddard. Other children were Jonathan, who he established an estate as early as 1662; Samuel; Joseph; and Benjamin. But I ought to add, that these children are by Chapin reckoned grandchildren of the first settlers of 1648, and progeny of his son Richard Smith. With him I agree, though not to receive the result of his testimony in 1684 when he tells of coming from the Vineyard "30 or 40 years ago," yet mentioned no father. Perhaps we may resolve that Richard Smith junior whose children are here referred to, and whose will of 1680 could not have effected before 4 July 1690, when is noticed. The first death in Wethersfield of any Richard, was son of the chief man of the town. But, for a season, several years before 1673, there was only one, though three before Richard Smith at Westhersfield and of wills or estate in probably there is only one except the insolvent Richard Smith called of Hartford.

RICHARD SMITH, Ipswich 1642, as Farmer's MS has it, without a word of addition but it is known there was one of the name there 1678. He may have been son of Richard Smith of Shropham, County Norfolk short distance from east Harling.

RICHARD SMITH, New London 1652, came from the Vineyard, but soon removed to Wethersfield, there, says Caulkins, called senior, and we can hardly doubt that he is the prominent Richard Smith of Wethersfield.

RICHARD SMITH, Watertown, swore fidelity 1652, perhaps was of Lancaster, and married 2 August 1654, Joanna Quarles.

RICHARD SMITH, Boston, came in the Speedwell, July 1656, aged 43, may be the man who had (with consent of their father) bound to him children, Edward Phillips for ten years and Deborah Phillips for 13 years on 12th May 1671, whose indenture on 21 July following he assigned to Henry Green of Rumney Marsll, now Chelsea, or perhaps Malden. He was probably a bricklayer.

RICHARD SMITH, Wethersfield, called junior, probably not son of Richard of the same, yet, like him, had been of New London, in 1655, was administered a freeman 1658, and is on the list of Wethersfield with the others. Difficult as it is to attain certainty, it seems highly probable that he is the same person, who at Hartford, 1665 and 6, is called junior, yet had son Samuel well grown, and may be he who died at Hartford 1689 insolvent. Still the opinion of Mr. Chapin is entitled to great weight, and after fluctuating long, my friend, Sylvester Judd, concluded, that the Richard Smiths are more confused than the John Smiths.

RICHARD SMITH, Lyme, propounded for a freeman 1671, had daughter Elizabeth, who married John Lee.

RICHARD SMITH, Salisbury, married 17 October 1666, Sarah Chandler, had Lucy, born 17 September 1667; Richard, 30 October 1669; William, 10 March 1673; Mary, 13 March 1676; and his wife died 6 July, 1682. He took the oath of allegiance 1677, and was a freeman 1690.

RICHARD SMITH, New London, married 4 March 1670, Bathsheba Rogers, daughter of James Rogers, had James, baptized 12 April 1674; Elizabeth; John; and Bathsheba; died 1682, and his widow married Samuel Fox.

RICHARD SMITH, Wickford, called junior 1663, son of Richard Smith the first, purchased Hog Island in Narraganset Bay, was one of the Council of Sir Edmund Andros. See Hutchinson I. 354 in note. His will, of 16 March 1691, called himself of Rochester in the King's Province at Narraganset, allows us to suppose, that he had no children for it gives all the income of his various estate to his wife for her natural life, and no longer, after who the whole to kinsmen, Lodowick and Daniel Updike," etc. etc. for who we may care less than to obscure the fact, that the instrument was probated by our Governor Sir William Phips, 12 July 1692, only two or three days prior to devolving that office upon Stoughton.

RICHARD SMITH, Falmouth, by wife Mary, had Thomas, born 1684; removed to Marblehead, and had Richard, 1689, removed again to Gloucester, where Babson notes those births were recorded.

RICHARD SMITH, Salisbury, son of Richard Smith of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had Joanna, born 22 May 1686; and James, 26 January 1692.

ROBERT SMITH, Boston, a wine cooper, about 1637, had wife Mary, went home, and kept the Lion tavern in Fetter lane, as Felt informed Farmer, and added that he brought two sisters Ann Smith, who married John Kenrick, and Mary Smith, who married Philip Torrey. But Mary had first married John Scarborough.

ROBERT SMITH, Exeter, one of the formers of the compact 1639 with Wheelwright and others, may have been of Boston the year before.

ROBERT SMITH, Boston, a mariner, married between 1662 and 1666, Elizabeth widow of David Kelly, as is shown by deeds of her and her son David Kelly.

ROBERT SMITH, Hampton 1607, took the oath of allegiance December 1678, died 1706, aged perhaps 95.

ROBERT SMITH, Charlestown, married 15 August 1687, Margaret Swilloway of Malden.

SAMUEL SMITH, Lynn 1630, was a farmer at Swampscot, and Lewis somewhere says he died 1642.

SAMUEL SMITH, Salem 1637, when, Felt says, he had grant of land, is perhaps the same who died at Wenham 1642, in his will, of that date 5 October probated 27 December following names wife Sarah; son Thomas; and his children William, and Mary; and daughter Mary, wife of William Brown, mother of William and John Brown.

SAMUEL SMITH, Wethersfield, came in the Elizabeth 1634, from Ipswich, then by the custom house record aged 32, with wife Elizabeth, 32, and children Samuel, 9; Elizabeth, 7; Mary, 4; and Philip,1; was administered a freeman 3 September 1634; was first, perhaps, at Watertown, where most of the passengers of that ship planted. But in few years removed with many of them to the banks of the Connecticut, was Representative 1641-53 almost all the sessions more than any other man, was in 1608 exempted from training. Next year he removed with many of Reverend Henry Smith's opponents (who supported his successfulness, Reverend John Russell's side of the Hartford controversy), to Hadley, where he was in very high repute, Representative often from 1661 to 73, Lieutenant in command of the military from 1663 to 78, then honorably discharged, and his son Philip Smith made Lieutenant, and a Captain, was appointed for the first time; made a magistrate for the town, and died in December 1680, or next month. Of the four children he brought, three are named in his will, though he gave the eldest only 5s no doubt for sufficient reasons, yet not expressed. Mary, not named, had probably died young. Chiliab and John, his sons, are mentioned in that document, the former, born about 1636, and the other some years after his widow died 16 March 1685; and his daughter Elizabeth married 1646, Nathaniel Foote, and next, William Gull, who died 1701, and she outlived him.

SAMUEL SMITH, New London, son of the preceding, brought from England by his father 1634, in the Elizabeth from Ipswich, County Suffolk, came from Wethersfield, there probably married Rebecca Smith, daughter of Reverend Henry Smith; was Lieutenant in 1657, and much betrusted in all town concerns, yet beyond any reasonable knowledge for such conduct, abandoned his wife early in 1664, and went to Roanoke, on the borders of Virginia and North Carolina. His wife who had borne him no children was divorced for such desertion and in 1669 married Nathaniel Bowman of Wethersfield. The runaway picked up, it was thought another wife and left descendants at the south. See Caulkins' history.

SAMUEL SMITH, Boston, married 13 December 1659, Susanna Read, daughter of William Read.

SAMUEL SMITH, Eastham, son of Ralph Smith, perhaps born in England, married 3 January 1665, Mary Hopkins, had a child born and died March 1667; Samuel, 26 May 1668; Mary, 3 January 1670; Joseph, 10 April 1671, died at 21 years; John, 26 May 1673; Grace, 5 September 1676, died at 15 years; and Rebecca, 10 December 1678; and he died 22 March 1697, aged 55.

SAMUEL SMITH lived at Taunton, there had Hannah, born 17 September 1662; Sarah, 25 January 1664; Sarah, again, 18 July 1665; Samuel, 15 October 1666; Susanna, 20 July 1669; Esther, 6 January 1672; Nathaniel, 26 July 1675.

SAMUEL SMITH, Northampton, son of the Reverend Henry Smith, and the only one who reached mature life, the freeman of 1676, had married about 1662, Mary Ensign, daughter of James Ensign, and had Samuel, and Sarah before his removal from Connecticut, to where he had Dorothy, baptized 1667; Ebenezer, 1668; besides Ichabod, born 24 January 1670; Mary, 18 January 1673; James, 12 June 1675; and Preserved, August 1677. After the death of John Russell, at Madley, husband of his mother, he removed to Hadley, to take care of her, and died 10 September 1703. Of his five sons three, viz. the eldest, settled at Suffleld, where Ichabod, the youngest of them had Samuel, born 1700, who married Jerusha Mather, daughter of Atherton Mather, and had Cotton married Smith. Ludicrous perversity in modern days of this genealogy, so as to make the blood of the Mathers follow through wrong father and wrong marriage besides sinking in the male line one generation yet grasping in the female at one too old. See page 34 in the valuable Centen. of Reverend Alonzo born Chapin, where all the error is given for truth. His Excellency, John Cotton Smith, Yale College 1783, late Governor of Connecticut was thus, it is said, misdirected by his father Reverend Cotton Mather Smith, Yale College 1751, which seems to have partaken in one ill habit of his illustrated namesake. How he should exchange the name of his mother’s father for that of her grandfather is less strange, however, than it might seem, if we suppose the reference being often made to the famous Dr. married in the youth's hearing, he always associated the President of the College at Cambridge with that rare title, and thought more of Increase, than of the humble nephew Atherton Mather, from who his own prefix came good substitution the father made in the child's name by enriching him with an honorable designation though no Cotton blood ran in his veins, as had heedlessly been assumed.

SAMUEL SMITH, Fairfield, propounded for a freeman 1670, perhaps married Sarah Frost, daughter of Daniel Frost.

SAMUEL SMITH, Norwalk 1672, perhaps son of Thomas Smith, propounded for a freeman 1674, married Rachel Marvin, youngest child of Matthew Marvin, the first of the same, and had from him gift 20 August 1674, of half his home lot and orchard (Hall, 27); was selectman 1702.

SAMUEL SMITH, Farmington, son of William Smith of the same, married 24 March 1687, Ruth Porter, daughter of Thomas Porter, had William, born 8 January 1688; Sarah, 2 August 1690; Ruth, 24 February 1693, died soon; Samuel, 26 February 1694; Martha, 20 January 1697; Thomas, 12 October 1699; John, 4 February 1702; James, 10 October 1704; Stephen, 3 April 1707; Ruth, again, 12 January 1710; and Elizabeth, 15 July 1713. He died 1725, and his widow married 3 May 1727, Joseph Root.

SAMUEL SMITH, Hadley, or Northampton, took oath of allegiance at the Hadley 8 February 1679. Married 1685, Joanna Macklathlin, perhaps daughter of Robert Macklathlin, and was administered a freeman 1690, as inhabitant of Northampton.

SAMUEL SMITH, New Haven, son of George Smith, a proprietor 1685, had wife Obedience Lamberton, daughter of George Lamberton, who he married 1676.

SAMUEL SMITH, Hadley, eldest son of Philip Smith the first of the same, one of the four of this name at that town, who took the oath of allegiance 8 February 1679, of who not one was administered a freeman as of Hadley, while three, a freeman of 1668, 76, and 90, called of Northampton, show not one to take there the oath of allegiance on the same day as the Hadley men were sworn. He married 16 November 1682, Mary Church, daughter of Samuel Church of Hadley, had Mary, born 28 December 1689; Rebecca, 20 November 1691; Samuel, 18 December 1694; Mehitable, 9 May, 1696; and Benoni, 12 June 1700. His wife died a few days after, and he married 24 January following Mary Smith. Had Timothy, 1 June 1702; Edward, 17 November 1704, died young; removed to Hartford, had Mercy, was Deacon there, and died 1707.

SAMUEL SMITH, Eastham, son of Samuel Smith of the same, married 26 May 1690, Bathshua Lothrop, probably daughter of Barnabas Lothrop, had Samuel, born 13 February 1691; and Joseph, posthumous 9 October 1692; the father died 17 days before.

SHUBAEL SMITH, Sandwich, married 8 February 1678, Mary Swift, had Mercy, born 3 February 1679; Susanna, 16 January 1681; and Abigail, 2 February 1683. His wife died 6 March 1689.

SIMON SMITH, Hartford, brother of Christopher Smith of Northampton, administered a freeman 1677, may be the same who in 1646 was fined for a misdemeanor, probably then a youth, perhaps servant of William Gibbinson Hinman, 236, says he was one of the 28 original settlers of Haddam, and had son Simon, but though he copiously tells of the descendants to fourth generation the only date in his paragraph is 1830, when one of the 4th daughters aged 93, leaving 250 descendants. Still it is true, that he lived at Haddam, in 1684 called himself 56 years old; and Dr. Field thinks he had Benjamin, Simon, Joseph, and John.

SIMON SMITH, Hadley, son of Joseph Smith of Hartford, married 1689, Hannah Bliss, widow of John Haley, daughter of Samuel Bliss, had at Hadley Hannah, born 1690; Lydia, 1691; removed to Springfield, had there Simon, 1693; Elizabeth, 1697; and Margaret, 1699; and last removed to Hartford, there had Ebenezer, 1702; Martha, 1704, d: young; Elisha, 1706; Jemima, 1708; and Martha, again, 1710. He was living at Hadley 1715.

STEPHEN SMITH, probably of Roxbury, married 7 December 1666, Decline Lamb, daughter of Thomas Lamb.

SOLOMON SMITH, the Ensign of Gallop's Company 1690, in Sir William Phipps' rash attempt upon Quebec, was probably of Rehoboth.

THOMAS SMITH, Lynn, a freeman 11 June 1633, Representative 1635, of who we ought to know more.

THOMAS SMITH, Saco, was in 1640 of the grand jury at the first General Court held by Vines and others under warrant from the land proprietor of the Province Sir Ferdinando Gorges.

THOMAS SMITH, Salem, had Benjamin, baptized 17 February 1637; and Nathaniel, 24 March 1639; but in whose right this benefit was bestowed is not seen, for neither father nor mother is in the list of church members, though Felt tells that he had grant of Iand that year. Farmer thinks he was of Lynn 1649, and I think he may have been son of the preceding. Of one Thomas Smith of Salem probably the same, the history Collection of Essex Institute I. 144, shows, that inventory was taken 17 June 1662, and that he had wife and children.

THOMAS SMITH, Watertown, perhaps son of the first John Smith of the same, born in England, a freeman 17 May 1637, married Mary Knapp, daughter of the first William Knapp, had James, born 18 September 1637; John, 1639, buried 26 November of that year; Thomas, 26 August 1640; John, again, 10 December 1641; Joseph, 10 June 1643; Mary; Ephraim; Jonathan; and Sarah; died 10 March 1693, aged 92, but he had made his will, says Bond, 16 March 1688. Of one of his sons Thomas, or John, the remarkable preservation from drowning in passing through the wheel pit of his father's mill is related in Winthrop II. 267.

THOMAS SMITH, Newbury, from Romsey, County Hants, came in from Ipswich, says Coffln, was a weaver, arriving at Boston in the James from Southampton, 3 June 1635, by wife Rebecca, had Thomas, born 1639, probably at Hampton, drowned at 9 years; Rebecca, 20 February 1641; James, 10 September 1645; John, 9 March 1648; Matthias, 27 October 1652; Thomas Smith, 7 July 1654, the Sergeant killed 18 September 1675, by the Indians at Bloody brook, with the flower of Essex, under Lothrop; and the father died 22 April 1666. Rebecca married 4 August 1663, Stephen Swett, and died 1 March 1670.

THOMAS SMITH, Ipswich, 1641, is, perhaps, the same who had wife Joanna in 1655, and there is called senior 1679.

THOMAS SMITH, Gloucester, had Thomas, born 29 September 1643; and Deborah, 22 August 1648; had commission to end small causes in 1644 and 5; possibly is he who died, as Coffin tells, at Newbury, 14 May 1653.

THOMAS SMITH, Braintree, called servant of Thomas Gatline, was drowned 7 June 1654.

THOMAS SMITH, Norwalk, before 1657, may have been father of Joseph or Samuel, or both, of the same.

THOMAS SMITH, Boston, builder, as he calls himself in his deed, 1671, to his son in law, Francis Lyford; by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 6 November 1646; and Samuel, 20 April 1659.

THOMAS SMITH, Boston, mariner, married Rebecca Glover, daughter of Habakkuk Glover, before 1656, was perhaps, the freeman of 1674.

THOMAS SMITH, Branford, blacksmith, married 10 July 1656, Hannah Nettleton, daughter of Samuel Nettleton, had perhaps, one or more children before he removed to Guilford 1659, there had Hannah, born 15 March 1661; and Samuel, earlier or after; removed 1663 to Killingworth, there had Thomas, 1 February 1665; Margaret, 6 March 1668; Ebenezer, 15 February 1670; Thomas, 3 January 1673; and Elizabeth 1 December 1676.

THOMAS SMITH, Providence, married Ruth Wickenden, daughter of William Wickenden, had John, born 4 August 1661; Thomas, 9 August 1664; William, 10 January 1667; and Joseph, 18 February 1669; if the memory of the aunt Plain was correct, when she testified to their age 14 March 1670. Both he and his wife were drowned in Patuxet river.

THOMAS SMITH, New Haven, perhaps eldest son of George Smith of the same, married Elizabeth Patterson, only child of Edward Patterson, had John, born 13 March 1664, died soon; Ann, 1 April 1665; a child 1667, died soon; John, again, 14 June 1669; Thomas, 1 August 1671, died soon; Thomas, again, 31 January 1673; Elizabeth, 11 June 1676; Joanna, 17 December 1678; Samuel, 24 May 1681; Abigail, 17 August 1683; Lydia, 24 March 1686; and Benjamin, 21 November 1690, died young; was propounded for a freeman 1669, and the proprietor of this name 1685; but of the other five proprietors called Smith that year neither was probably his son.

THOMAS SMITH, Haddam 1663, one of the first settlers, died 1674, had no wife nor children and gave property to friends; but another

THOMAS SMITH, of Haddam, had, it is said, a daughter Lydia, who married 1681, Nathaniel Spencer.

THOMAS SMITH, Charlestown, butcher, by wife Sarah Boylston, daughter of Thomas Boylston, Watertown, had Sarah, born 22 July 1664, died in few days; Thomas, 1 July 1665 ; William, 24 March 1667; both baptized 3 March 1668, she having joined the church on the Sunday preceding; Sarah, again, baptized 3 May 1668; John, 12 February 1671, probably died young; a daughter 12 February 1682, whose name was omitted in the record and John, again, baptized 10 February 1689; and died 14 February 1691. His widow died 18 August 1711.

THOMAS SMITH, Concord, son of Thomas Smith the first of Watertown, married Mary Hosmer, daughter of James Hosmer, the first of the same, had Thomas, James, and John, born there, removed to Lexington, and had Samuel, who died 22 April 1670; Samuel, again; Joseph, born 4 March 1681; and Benjamin, 24 September 1689; the last three baptized 24 November following at Watertown. His wife died 1 October 1719 aged 67.

THOMAS SMITH, Eastham, perhaps son of Ralph Smith, by wife Mary, had Ralph, born 23 October 1682; Rebecca, 31 March 1685; Thomas, 20 January 1688; David, March 1691; Jonathan, 5 July 1693; Isaac, 3 June 1695, died at 9 years; Jesse, 30 June 1704; and his wife died 22 March 1727.

THOMAS SMITH, Suffield, probably from some part of Massachusetts, married 1685, Joanna Barber, daughter probably of John Barber of Springfield, had John, born 18 June 1688. His wife died that year and he married Mary Younglove, had Thomas, 26 August 1690; Mary, 3 November 1692; and several more.

THOMAS SMITH, Sandwich, had Samuel, born 18 January 1688; John, 7 February 1690; Thomas, 25 December 1691; Isaac, 11 February 1694; Abigail, 17 January 1696; Rebecca, 7 November 1697; and Shubael, 20 November 1699; and died 9 December 1700.

THOMAS SMITH, Charlestown, son of Thomas Smith of the same, mariner, died at sea, 8 September 1690.

WALTER SMITH, Milford, married 1 April 1677, Rebecca Prime, perhaps daughter of James Prime of the same; but he had married only 26 September preceding, Elizabeth Farrand, probably daughter of Nathaniel Farrand, who very shortly died. He died 1709, leaving William, Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, James, John, Joseph, Dorothy, Elizabeth, and Samuel, neither of the daughters were then married.

WILLIAM SMITH, Weymouth , a freeman 2 September 1635, had Ruth, buried 20 May 1640; and Nehemiah, born 2 October 1641; Representative 1636 and 7, was often after commissioner to end small causes, and removed to Rehoboth 1643.

WILLIAM SMITH, Charlestown, administered an inhabitant 1638, by wife Ann, had Ann, born 27 September 1639, baptized 27 September 1640, his wife joined the church on Sunday preceding, Nathaniel, 25, baptized 31 January 1641; Mary, born 20 December 1642; and Hepzibah, 28 February 1645; whose baptism and others we know not, perhaps, because records fail us in the middle of 1642 for many years. He joined the church 8 July 1643, was made a freeman next year, and died about 1683, as did his wife and their inventory was taken 1 April 1684.

WILLIAM SMITH, Wethersfield 1644, brother of Christopher Smith of Northampton, where probably he did not seat himself till ten or a dozen years later, but must have been here at Wethersfield, with William, or at Hartford with the other brothers Joseph, and Simon, and sister Mary Partridge; married 16 August 1644, Elizabeth Standley, perhaps daughter of Timothy Standley, made clerk of the military company next year, perhaps was of Middletown 1649, for there are recorded births of his first six children, though probably the first two were born at Wethersfield viz. Jonathan, 20 January 1647; Jobanah, 2 January 1649; Susanna, 20 March 1651; Elizabeth and Mehitable, twins 20 May 1653; and Joseph, 25 August 1655; removed to Farmington soon after joining the church and brought Joseph to baptism 15 March 1657, and there had Benjamin, baptized probably 11 (not 14, as in Genealogical Registrar XI. 325) April 1658; William, born April 1661; and Samuel, May 1664; was in the list of a freeman 1669, and died early next year. His widow Elizabeth died 1678, and three of the nine children died in the interval, viz. Elizabeth, William, and Jobanah, who was a soldier in Captain Newberry's Company in Philip's war, killed by the Indians. Three of his sons Jonathan, Joseph, and Samuel, lived at Farmington but nothing is known of their condition.

WILLIAM SMITH, Falmouth, or Cape Elizabeth, where he was constable 1636, on 4 July 1663, then 74 years old, united with many others of Scarborough and Falmouth in declaration of readiness to obey the King. His will was of 25 September 1661, yet he lived to March 1676, probably unmarried, It gave most of his property to brother Richard, sisters Elizabeth and Mary, all in England.

WILLIAM SMITH, Lynn, married 28 January 1666, Hannah Graves, perhaps daughter of Samuel Graves the first, had William, born 14 February 1667; Hannah, 27 January 1669; Thomas, 25 April 1671; Sarah, 10 June 1673, died at 3 years; Mary, 15 August 1675; Sarah, again, 24 February 1678, died next year; and Elizabeth, 25 April 1680, was a freeman 1684.

WILLIAM SMITH, Boston 1662, witness to will of Robert Clark, was administered a freeman 1672.

WILLIAM SMITH, Salisbury, son of Richard Smith, married 21 April 1693, Abigail Page.

WILLIAM SMITH, Lynn, son probably of William Smith of the same, was a freeman 1690.

WILLIAM SMITH, Charlestown, may have been that youngest son of Thomas Smith, whose baptism 12 February 1682, is recorded in the church volume without the name. He married Abigail Fowle, daughter of Isaac Fowle, had Abigail, baptized 20 April 1701; William, 19 July 1702, died young; Sarah, 30 January 1704; and William Smith, again, 2 February 1706, Harvard College 1720, minister of Weymouth, father of Abigail Smith, the mother of first President Adams. This name Farmer truly calls, "the most frequent of any in New England and perhaps in the U.S." In 1834, he says, 214 had been graduates at New England Colleges of who 74 are found at Yale, 35 at Dartmouth, and only 38 at Harvard.

GEORGE SNELL, New Hampshire 1689, mariner, favored Massachusetts jurisdiction, died 1708, may have been son of the preceding.

THOMAS SNELL, Bridgewater, had Thomas, born 1671, was the largest land holder in the town.

JOHN SNELLING, Saco 1653, son of Thomas Snelling of Chaddlewood, in Plympton St. Mary, County Devon, may have removed to Boston 1657, and died 1672, leaving son Joseph, perhaps also John, and Benjamin, these three being tax payers in Boston 1695; and Joseph perpetuated the family dying 15 August 1726, aged 59, leaving eleven children.

NICHOLAS SNELLING, Gloucester, married 8 November 166?, (the fourth figure for the year is lost), Mary Hibbert, probably daughter of Robert Hibbert of Salem.

WILLIAM SNELLING, Newbury 1651, a physician, son of Thomas Snelling of Plympton, St. Mary, had purchased 1654, estate in Boston, who he sold in 1657, but purchased another in Boston 1660; and here his wife Margery Stagg, eldest daughter of Giles Stagg of Southwark, who he married 5 July 1648, died 18 June 1667, aged 46 years. By her he had William, born 24 June 1649; Ann, 2 March 1652, who probably died young; and Ann, again, 7 May 1654, baptized next Sunday. Coffin, page 55, furnishes some amusing story of his short residence at Newbury.

WILLIAM SNELLING, Boston, probably son of the preceding, married Margaret, widow of William Rogers, had Mary, born 20 June 1677; but, it is said by Farmer, that no descendants remain.

JAMES SNOOKE, Weymouth, by his will, of 22 June 1655, probated 19 July following of which he made his wife Margaret executrix, he seems to have come from Fifehead Magdalen near Shaftesbury, County Dorset, named two sisters and a sister in law in that ship. His widow made her will 9 April 1660. The name was not, I think, perpetuated.

ANTHONY SNOW, Plymouth 1638, Marshfield 1643, was Representative after 1656 for 20 years. He had wife Abigail Warren, daughter of Richard Warren, married 1639, and children Josiah, Lydia, Sarah, Alice, and Abigail, who married 12 December 1667, Michael Ford.

JABEZ SNOW, Eastham, by wife Elizabeth, had Jabez, born 6 September 1670; Edward, 26 March 1672; Sarah, 26 February 1674; Grace, 1 February 1676; and Thomas, who died young; and he died 27 December 1690.

JAMES SNOW, Woburn, whose father or wife is not known, had James, born 10 October 1671; Abigail, 2 May 1674; Lydia, 7 November 1676; and Sarah, 18 April 1679.

JOHN SNOW, Woburn, probably brother of the preceding, had John, born 13 May 1668; Zerubabel, 14 May 1672; Timothy, 16 February 1675; Hannah, 6 June 1677; Mary, 4 August 16S0; Ebenezer, 6 October 1682; and Nathaniel, 17 November 1683.

JOHN SNOW, Eastham, perhaps son of Nicholas Snow, married 19 September 1667, Mary Small, had Hannah, born 26 August 1670; Mary, 10 March 1672; Abigail, 14 October 1673; Rebecca, 23 July 1676; John, May 1678; Isaac, 10 August 1683; Lydia, 29 September 1685; Elisha, 10 January 1687; and Phebe, 27 June 1689.

JOSEPH SNOW, Eastham, perhaps brother of the preceding, had Joseph, born 24 November 1671; Benjamin, 9 June 1673; Mary, 17 October 1674; Sarah, 30 April 1677; Ruth, 14 October 1679; Stephen, 24 February 1682; Lydia, 20 July 1684; Rebecca, 4 December 1686; James, 31 March 1689; Jane, 27 March 1692; and Josiah, 27 November 1694; was a Lieutenant, and died 3 January 1723.

JOSIAH SNOW, Marshfield, married 1669, Rebecca Baker, had, as Miss Thomas teaches us, Lydia, born 1672; Mercy, 1675; Deborah, 1677, died young; Sarah, 1680; Susanna, 1682; and Abiah, the youngest; but Winsor says, he had eight daughters. He died August 1692; and his widow married 23 November 1694, John Sawyer.

MARK SNOW, Eastham, son of Nicholas Snow, probably eldest (if he had more than two), counted among those fit to bear arms 1643, at Plymouth, married 18 January 1650, Ann Cook, daughter of Josiah Cook, had Ann, born 7 July 1656, and his wife died few days after. He married 9 January 1661, Jane Prence, daughter of Governor Thomas Prence, had Mary, born 30 November following; Nicholas, 6 December 1663, Elizabeth, 9 May 1666, died young; Thomas, 6 August 1668; Sarah, 10 May 1671; Prence, 22 May 1674; Elizabeth again, 22 June 1676, died young; and Hannah, 16 September 1679; was town clerk, Representative 1675, 86, and 9, and died about 1693.

NICHOLAS SNOW, Plymouth, one of the first comers, being passenger in the Ann 1623, married Constance Hopkins, (by wondrous error in Geneal Reg. XIV. 89, called Elizabeth) daughter of Stephen Hopkins, one of the blessed companions of the Mayflower, had Mark, born 9 May 1628; and eleven other children, sons and daughters before 1650. He removed to Eastham in 1654, was Representative 1650, and 2, and after removed 1657. Date of his death is 15 November 1676, and of his widow October 1677.

RICHARD SNOW, Woburn, had Daniel, born 4 February 1645, died soon; Samuel, 28 May 1647; and Zechariah, 29 March 1649.

SAMUEL SNOW, Woburn, son of Richard Snow, by wife Sarah, had Samuel, born 8 February 1670; Sarah, 28 May 1672; Daniel, 9 July 1674; Abigail, 4 April 1677; Richard, 10 December 1683, and Hannah, 8 June 1686. His wife died next week and, in one day, short of eight weeks after he married Sarah Parker, daughter of John Parker of Newton, had Deborah, born October 1687, died in 2 months; Joanna, 10 February 1689; Ebenezer, 7 October 1691; and his wife died 28 January 1695.

STEPHEN SNOW, Eastham, married 28 October 1663, Susanna Deane, widow of Joseph Rogers junior, daughter of Stephan Deane, had Bathshua, born 25 July 1664; Hannah, 2 January 1667; Micajah, 22 December 1669; and Bethia, 1 July 1672.

THOMAS SNOW, Boston 1636, a barber, by wife Milcah, had Meletiah, born 30 September 1638; was administered of our church 5 September 1641, and had Melita, baptized Sunday following about 3 weeks old; Hannah, 1 April 1644, about 5 days old, probably died young; Abigail and Hannah, twins born 10 March 1652; Mehitable, 8 February 1655; was a freeman 18 May 1642; in 1667, was an innholder at the sign of the dove.

WILLIAM SNOW, Plymouth 1643, came probably in the Susan and Ellen from London 1630, aged 18, was apprentice of Richard Derby, was of Bridgewater 1682, married Rebecca Barker, daughter of Robert Barker, and had William, James, Joseph, Benjamin, Mary, Lydia, Hannah, and Rebecca.

WILLIAM SNOW, Bridgewater, son probably of the preceding, married Naomi Whitman, daughter of Thomas Whitman. Of this name, in 1829, Farmer says three had been graduates at Brown University of who was Caleb H. Snow the diligent and lamented historian of Boston.

GEORGE SNUFFENE, if such a name be true, was propounded 1670, for a freeman in Connecticut

JOHN SOLART, or JOHN SALART, Wenham 1656, had wife Sarah, named In his will of 26 September 1672; but perhaps she was then in England certainly In 1676, when he went for her, was back here in 1679. From probable register we find, that his widow had administration, the children were Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Lovett; Hannah, wife of John Trask; Martha, wife of Thomas Kilham; Abigail, wife of Mordecai Larcum; Mary, who married John Edwards; Sarah, who married Daniel Poole; Bethia; and Joseph, who last died under age; that the widow, mother of these children had married Ezekiel Woodward, and was since deceased.

JOSEPH SOLART, or JOSEPH SALART, perhaps of Ipswich, was brother of the preceding.

ROBERT SOLART, or ROBERT SALART, in some part of Essex, had recently died when his inventory was made 1663.

JOHN SOLEY, or JOHN SOLLY, Charlestown 1686, by wife Abigail, who was baptized 9 January 1687, had Mary, baptized 12 February 1688; and Abigail, 19 June 1692. He married 23 July 1693, Dorcas Coffin, daughter of Nathaniel Coffin; and she married 1736, it is said, Nathaniel Gorham.

MATTHEW SOLEY, or MATTHEW SOLLY, Charlestown, perhaps brother of John Soley, had wife Sarah, baptized 20 March 1681, with John, and Matthew (perhaps not twins), their children at the same time; a child whose name is omitted on the record 2 April 1682; and Sarah, 22 June 1684. May not these persons have been Huguenots?

JOHN SOLLENDEN, or JOHN SALINDINE, Dunstable, married 2 April 1679, or 2 August 1680 (by the record of Middlesex or Fox's history respectively), Elizabeth Usher, and Fox gives the names and dates of the children Sarah, born April 1682; John, May 1683; and Alice, January 1686. He was a selectman, living 1695.

ABIEL SOMERBY, Newbury, son of Anthony Somerby, a freeman 1669, married 13 November 1661, Rebecca Knight, daughter of Deacon Richard Knight, had Henry, born 13 November 1662; Elizabeth, 20 December 1664; Abiel, 2 August 1667; Abigail, 25 January 1670; and Anthony and Rebecca, twins posthumous 2 June 1672; for he died 27 December 1671. From him descends Horatio G. Somerby, the assidious enquirer for Genealogy in England.

ANTHONY SOMERBY, Newbury, son of Richard Somerby, grandson of Henry Somerby of Little Bytham, 8 miles from Stamford, in County Lincoln, where he was baptized 16 August 1610, came in the Jonathan, 1639, was a freeman 18 May 1642, the first school master, town clerk from 1648 to his death at the end of July 1686, aged 76. By wife Abigail, who died 3 June 1673, he had Abiel only, born 8 September 1641.

HENRY SOMERBY, Newbury, brother of the preceding, with whom he came, was baptized 17 March 1612, married Judith Greenleaf, daughter of Captain Edmund Greenleaf, had Sarah, born 10 February 1645; Elizabeth, November 1646; John, 24 December 1648, died within 2 years; and Daniel, 18 November 1650, who died on service in Philip's war 1676; was a freeman on 18 May 1642, and died 2 October 1652. His widow married 2 March 1653, Tristram Coffin. Elizabeth married 25 November 1663, Nathaniel Clark; and next, 8 August 1698, Reverend John Hale of Beverly.

JOHN SOMERS, Marshfield, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 1686; John, 1688; Mary, 1691; and Nathan, 1693. That the family removed to Rochester, is told by Miss Thomas, but neither she, nor others, give the much more interesting fact, where it came from.

JOHN SOMES, Boston, son of Morris Somes of Gloucester, married Hannah Shattuck, eldest daughter of Samuel Shattuck of Salem, the happy messenger of Charles II who brought the order to stop the execrable policy of persecuting the Quakers; made his will 13 November 1687, probated in 1700, when of several children only Benjamin was living to settle the estate.

MORRIS SOMES, Gloucester, by wife Margery, had Mary, born 1 March 1642, and Sarah, 15 June 1643. His wife died 22 January 1647; and he married 26 June following Elizabeth Kendall, daughter of John Kendall of Cambridge, had John, 22 April 1648; Lydia, 3 October 1649; and some others, of who Hannah, 3 September 1608. He died 1689. Mary married 17 October 1660, John Hammond, and Sarah married 15 June 1665, Henry Witham.

TIMOTHY SOMES, Gloucester, perhaps son of the preceding, married 2 January 1672, Jane Stanwood, perhaps daughter of Philip Stanwood, had Timothy, born 27 July 1673; Jane, 1 December 1674; Alice, 11 March 1677; Joseph, 26 August 1679; and William, 24 January 1682.

JOSEPH SOPER, Boston, married 6 May 1656, Elizabeth Alcock, daughter of Thomas Alcock; but I see no more of him, except that their son Joseph Soper was born 5 January 1660.

GEORGE SOULE, GEORGE SOLE, or GEORGE SOUL, Plymouth, came in the Mayflower 1620, under protection of Edward Winslow, signed the Cape Cod compact in November, was taxed in 1633 and 4, independent of Winslow, had removed to Duxbury before 1643, by wife Mary Becket, had George; Zechariah; John, born 1632; Nathaniel; Benjamin, but the order is unkown, as also Patience, Elizabeth, and Mary, who married John Peterson; all as Bradford says, before 1650. He was Representative 1645, and some years later; an original proprietor of Bridgewater, as in 1652, he had been among the purchasers of Dartmouth. His wife died 1677 and he died 1680; in 1668 having estate in Middleborough to John Haskins and Francis Walker, who married respectively Patience and Elizabeth.

GEORGE SOULE, GEORGE SOLE, or GEORGE SOUL, and NATHANIEL SOULE, NATHANIEL SOLE, or NATHANIEL SOUL, son of the preceding, were of Dartmouth 1686, but no account of either is gained.

JOHN SOULE, JOHN SOLE, or JOHN SOUL, Duxbury, son of the first George Soule, when his father made his will, was the oldest, by wife Esther, had John; Joseph, born 31 July 1679; Joshua, 12 October 1681; Josiah, 1682; Benjamin; and two daughters.

ZECHARY SOULE, ZECHARY SOLE, or ZECHARY SOUL, Duxbury 1643, perhaps brother, more probably as Weston says, son of the preceding, died 1663, his widow Margaret gave inventory on 11 December, Winsor thinks, he had son of the same name, who perished in the unhappy expedition of Phips, 1690; and tells one of his cousins James, of Middleborough, who was fined £5 for refusing to go.

JOHN SOUTH, Dorchester, if the name spelled Sougth in the return of deaths 1635, may thus be written. Yet no such name is heard of at Dorchester except in this list of deaths, and it may be he was only transient.

WILLIAM SOUTH, Massachusetts sentenced by Court of Assistant 4 September 1638, and by the General Court few days after to be banished on pain of death but the record names not the offence.

RICHARD SOUTHCOATE, or RICHARD SOUTHCOT, Dorchester 1630, came in the Mary and John, required administration as a freeman 19 October of that year and perhaps 18 May following was administered under designation of Captain. If so, had leave 26 July next to go to England promising to return with convenient speed; but came not. Yet he may have been short time at Piscataqua in 1639.

THOMAS SOUTHCOATE, or THOMAS SOUTHCOT, Dorchester, probably brother of the preceding, an original patentee under the Great Plymouth Company but not mentioned in royal Charter, came perhaps in the Mary and John and required administration as a freeman 19 October 1630, and as he is never mentioned again, it is believed that he went home that autumn.

JOHN SOUTHER, JOHN SOUTER, or JOHN SOWTHER, Boston, married 11 January 1661, Hannah Read, daughter of Robert Read, may not be the same, who took oath of allegiance at Hampton, December 1678, was keeper of the prison here 1683, perhaps had second wife, and died at Boston 2 January 1697.

JOSEPH SOUTHER, JOSEPH SOUTER, or JOSEPH SOWTHER, probably of Boston, married 22 October 1657, Elizabeth Fairfield, daughter of Daniel Fairfield, had Joseph, born 20 August 1658; John, 5 September 1660; Hannah, 31 August 1663; Paul, 30 January 1666; Samuel, 9 December 1670; Daniel, 12 August 1674; and Dinah, 13 April 1677; was a freeman 1684.

NATHANIEL SOUTHER, NATHANIEL SOUTER, or NATHANIEL SOWTHER, Plymouth 1636, clerk of the Court, removed to Boston 1649, was a freeman 1653, and a notary. His wife Alice died 27 September 1651; and he married 5 January 1654, widow Sarah Hill, and died 27 June 1655. His widow sold his estate in February following. His daughter Mary married 1 December 1653, Joseph Shaw, and next, 16 August following John Blake.

JOHN SOUTHMEAD, or JOHN SOUTHMAYD, New London 1668, son of William Southmead the first, was a mariner and soon removed.

WILLIAM SOUTHMEAD, or WILLIAM SOUTHMAYD, Gloucester, mariner and shipwright, married 28 November 1642, Milicent Addis, daughter of William Addis, had William, born 12 September 1643; John, 26 October 1645, died soon; and John, again, 31 December 1646. Soon after he died for his inventory is found at probate Court 20 February 1649, which I regret to add, shows little property, and his widow married William Ash, who removed about 1650 to New London, and had 3rd husband Thomas Beebe, probably was happy to give children to each.

WILLIAM SOUTHMEAD, or WILLIAM SOUTHMAYD, New London, mariner and ship owner, eldest son of the preceding, removed to Middletown, married October 1673, Esther Hamlin, daughter of Giles Hamlin, had William, born 1674, died young; John Southmead, 1676, Harvard College 1697, minister of Waterbury; William, again, 1679, died young; Giles, 1680; and Esther, 1682, died soon; by second wife Margaret Allyn, daughter of Honorable John Allyn of Hartford, had Allyn, born 1685; Daniel, 1687, died at 16 years; Margaret, 1691; Ann, 18 January 1693; Joseph, 1695; William, again, 1698; and Milicent, 1700, who died at 17 years, and he died December 1702. His widow who died 16 March 1733, in her will of 5 December 1728, names only four of her children Margaret Gaylord, Ann Stillman, Joseph, and William. The name is well perpetuated in Connecticut.

EBENEZER SOUTHWELL, Northampton, son of William Southwell of the same, married Elizabeth Judd, daughter of Samuel Judd, had Elizabeth, born 28 June 1721; and he removed to Suffield.

ENOCH SOUTHWELL, Northampton, brother of the preceding, married 1732, but Mr. Judd omits the wife's name, though he added that he had children until 1743.

WILLIAM SOUTHWELL, Northampton, married 24 February 1687, Sarah Stebbins, daughter of John Stebbins of the same, was a freeman 1690, had Mary, born 25 February 1688; Enoch, 1689, died soon; Sarah, 19 November 1690; Ebenezer, 17 January 1694; Abigail, April 1696, died young; Hannah, 16 September 1698; Enoch, again, 26 April 1700; and John, born and died 1703. No gain has followed the search for this man's origin; and perhaps one of the very few instances of emigration from England to our country, later than 1670, may be this of Southwell. More than the proportion of ninety-five in the hundreds of the population of New England in 1775, had descendants I think, from the settler who came at least 25 years before that earlier date.

DANIEL SOUTHWICK, son of Lawrence Southwick, married 23 February 1663, Esther Boyce, daughter of Joseph Boyce, had Esther, born 26 June 1665; Elizabeth, 24 June 1668; Daniel, 25 March 1671; Elinor, 25 June 1674; and Hannah, 7 August 1677.

JOHN SOUTHWICK, Salem, eldest son of Lawrence Southwick, married Sarah, widow of Samuel Tidd, had Sarah, born June 1644; Mary, 10 October 1646; and Samuel, 19 February 1659.

JOSIAH SOUTHWICK, Salem, brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 3 April 1662; Mary, November 1664; Cassandra, November 1667; and Ruth, 21 February 1674.

LAWRENCE SOUTHWICK, Salem 1639, with wife Cassandra joined the church and was administered a freeman 6 September of that year I presume, and on 6 December following had John, Josiah, Daniel, and Provided, baptized at once. Other children were Mary, wife of Henry Trask, and Deborah. He was, I suppose, a glass blower, had grant of land for house lot of two acres; but in the dark days of delusion against the Quakers, 1658 and 1669, the whole family suffered much, fines and imprisonment fell on all, and the daughter Clarissa was subjected to great severity. When the fines of Daniel and Provided were unpaid, the tender-hearted General Court, with intent to magnify the glory of God, ordered them to be sold for slaves to any Christians in Virginia or Barbados. We are permitted to rejoice, that the sentence was not enforced and the father with his flock found refuge at Shelter Island near the East end of Long Island, where in peace he made his will of 10 July 1659, allowed in 1660; Jamesl the children Daniel, Provided, John, Josiah, and daughters Mary, wife of Henry Trask, and Deborah; and his wife and himself died within three days of each other, it is said. See Felt, II. 580-2, and Colony record IV. part first, pages 349, 366, 7, and 410. Much as they might love their native land the danger from their opinions required banishment it seems with a proviso, that they should suffer death for returning.

CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH, Plymouth, son of Edward Southworth, born 1610, was not brought in the Ann 1623, by his widow mother when she came to marry Governor Bradford, but came, it is presumed in 1628, was made a freeman of the Colony and married 2 November 1637, Elizabeth Collier, daughter of William Collier, resided In Duxbury, was Representative in 1647 and 22 years following, and on the death of his brother Captain Thomas, was chosen an Assistant till his own death 11 March 1679, and once was a Commissioner for the United Colony. He left sons Edward; Nathaniel, born 1648; and William, 1659; daughters Mercy, who married 12 May 1658, Samuel Freeman; Alice, who married 26 December 1667, famous Benjamin Church; Mary, who married David Alden; Elizabeth married William Fobes; and Priscilla.

EDWARD SOUTHWORTH, Duxbury, eldest son of the preceding, married 16 November 1669, Mary Peabody, daughter of William Peabody, had Thomas; Elizabeth, born 1672; Constant; Mercy; Benjamin; Priscilla; and John; but their dates of births are unknown, was Representative 1689 and 91 at Plymouth, and under the new Charter at Boston 1692 and 3.

NATHANIEL SOUTHWORTH, Plymouth, brother of the preceding, married 10 January 1672, Desire Gray, daughter of Edward Gray, who died 4 December 1690, had Constant, born 12 August 1674; Mary, 3 April 1676; Ichabod, March 1678; Elizabeth; Nathaniel, 10 May 1684; and Edward, 1688. He lived at Middleborough, was a Lieutenant, Representative 1696, and died 14 January 1711.

THOMAS SOUTHWORTH, Plymouth, brother of Constant Southworth, probably younger, came with him, was a military Lieutenant and Captain, an Assistant 1652 and twelve times after until 1667, died 8 December 1669, in his 53rd year. He and his brother Constant Southworth were among the purchasers of Dartmouth. He married September 1641, Elizabeth Reyner, daughter of Reverend John Reyner, had only daughter Elizabeth, who married 7 December 1664, Lieutenant Joseph Howland, son of John Howland of the Mayflower's glorious Company.

WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH, Little Compton, son probably youngest of Constant Southworth, by wife Rebecca, who died 3 or 23 December 1702, in her 43rd year, had Benjamin, born 18 April 1681; Joseph, 1 February 1683; Edward, 23 November 1684; Elizabeth, 23 September 1686; Alice, 14 July 1688; Samuel, 26 December 1690; Nathaniel, 31 October 1692; Thomas, 13 December 1694; and Stephen, 31 March 1696; and by second wife had Gideon, 21 March 1707; and Andrew, 12 December 1709; and died 20 June 1719. The name is not now seen at Little Compton, but is well diffused in other parts of New England. It was sometimes Southwood, in the early days, and belonged to "eminently a Basset Law family" by who I am constraining to doubt the deduction of pedigree, as printed in Winsor, 31G. Sir Gilbert, Sir John, Sir Thomas, Sir Christopher, may well have flourished in Lancashshire on the West Coast of the kingdom, but Edward, the husband of Alice Carpenter, who became wife of our Governor Bradford, lived on the East side; and of a line, however humble, long established there, so would not probably draw his blood from them. A very long l. of most valuable public servant in Massachusetts Connecticut and New York proves, that honors from the Court of Queen Elizabeth were not needed. Much benefit to thousands of inquirers on our side of the ocean may be derived from wise use of a few words in the note of Mr. Hunter, on pages 6 and 7 of "The founders of New Plymouth," Ed. 1854: "mere possessed of a surname who coincides with that of an England family Is no proof of connection with that family. Claims of alliance founded on this basis are not the legitimate offspring of laborious genealogical inquiry, but of self-love and the desire to found a reputation for ancestorial honor where no such honor is really due." Well is the topic explained In further remarks, founded on experience of more than one gross case of indecent pretension.

THOMAS SOWELL, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Hannah, born 2 November 1652, died young; and Thomas, 13 July 1653; in who the record is, of course, less worthy of belief, than in mentioned of his death 7 December 1654.

JOHN SPARHAWK, or JOHN SPARROWHAWK, Bristol, son of the second Nathaniel Sparhawk, ordained 12 June 1695, married Elizabeth Poole, and had two more wives, yet died under 45 years 29 April 1718, leaving two sons John Sparhawk, born 1713, Harvard College 1731, minister of Salem; and Honorable Nathaniel Sparhawk, 4 March 1715, who married 10 June 1742, Elizabeth Pepperell, eldest daughter of the first Sir William Pepperrell, and the only children who survived him, and by her was father of the late Sir William Sparhawk, permitted by the King to assume the name of grandfather Pepperrell, Harvard College 1766.

NATHANIEL SPARHAWK, or NATHANIEL SPARROWHAWK, Cambridge 1638, who may have been brother of first John Sparhawk, or his father brought perhaps from Braintree, or Dedham, County Essex, most of his children probably with wife Mary, and here had Samuel, born 27 October 1638, died in October following. He was a freeman 23 May 1639, and at the same Court licensed to sell wine, Deacon, and Representative 1642-7. His wife died 25 January 1644, and by a second wife Catharine who outlived him only 7 days, he had Nathaniel; Ann; Mary; Esther; and Elizabeth, whose gravestone says she died 9 November 1692, aged about 47 years; but certainly Ruth, who died 9 May 1645, was by the first wife. He died 28 June 1647, and besides his wife their daughter, a servant of his, Mary Peirce, a week after so that we may well suppose some epidemic. His other children were Ann, who married Deacon John Cooper; Nathaniel; both certainly born in England as may have been Esther; and Mary, who married 8 October 1673, William Barrett, as his 3d wife.

NATHANIEL SPARHAWK, or NATHANIEL SPARROWHAWK, Cambridge, son of the preceding, born in England, married 3 October 1649, Patience Newman, daughter of Reverend Samuel Newman, had Nathaniel, who died 12 February 1651; Mary; Sybell; both baptized at Cambridge; Esther, baptized 5 May 1661; Samuel, 5 February 1665; Nathaniel; and John Sparhawk, Harvard College 1689; was Deacon, and often selectman. His wife died 3 February 1690. Sybell married Reverend Michael Wigglesworth.

NATHANIEL SPARHAWK, or NATHANIEL SPARROWHAWK, Cambridge, son of the preceding, married Abigail Gates, eldest child of Simon Gates, had Abigail; Nathaniel Sparhawka, Harvard College 1710, minister of Lynnfield; Noah; and Simon; was Deacon, a freeman 1690; and died 8 November 1734, aged 67.

SAMUEL SPARHAWK, or SAMUEL SPARROWHAWK, Cambridge, brother of the preceding, a freeman 1690, married Sarah Whiting, had Joseph, Thomas, Samuel, and John, and died 2 November 1713, aged 49. His widow died 8 December 1752 in her 80th year. About seventy years ago, eleven of this family had been graduates at Harvard College but I know not any more.

EDWARD SPARK, or EDWARD SPARKS, came, 1635, aged 22, as a servant to Thomas Page, from London, in the Increase, and probably was of Saco.

JOHN SPARK, or JOHN SPARKS, Boston, married 26 November 1661, Mary Sinnet, daughter of Walter Sinnet, was of Ipswich 1655, may have been of Saco; and here may have been father of Thomas, certainly of Ipwich, who married 26 October 1684, Jacob Perkins, third of the name in that town.

JOHN SPARROW, Eastham, son of Jonathan Sparrow, married 5 December 1683, Apphia Freeman (but this name is by my conjecture supplied for the daughter of Samuel Freeman of Eastham), had Rebecca, born 23 December 1684; John, 24 August 1687; Elizabeth, 19 January 1689; and Stephen, 6 September 1694. His wife died 15 December 1739.

JOHN SPARROW, Eastham, son of Richard Sparrow, married 26 October 1604, Rebecca Bangs, daughter of Edward Bangs, who died before her father; had Rebecca, born 30 October 1650; John, 2 November 1606; Priscilla, 13 February 1608; Mary, 10 March 1659; Apphia, 11 December 1660, died at 2 months; Jonathan, 9 July 1665; Richard, 17 March 1670; and he married 2nd wife Hannah Prence, widow of Nathaniel Mayo, daughter of Governor Thomas Prence; for third wife had Sarah Lewis, widow of James Cobb, daughter of George Lewis, married 23 November 1698; was Captain, Representative 1668, and 18 years following and under new Charter 1692.

RICHARD SPARROW, Plymouth, 1632, removed to Eastham 1653, brought from England Jonathan and probably other children, was Representative 1655, and 6, and died 8 January 1660. His will of 19 November preceding, names wife Pandora, and son Jonathan, executors; and grandchildren John, Priscilla, and Rebecca.

ANDREW SPAULDING, ANDREW SPAULDEN, ANDREW SPOLDEN, ANDREW SPARLDEN, or ANDREW SPALDEN, Chelmsford, son of Edward Spaulding the first, was a Deacon, perhaps had family and died 5 May 1713.

BENJAMIN SPAULDING, BENJAMIN SPAULDEN, BENJAMIN SPOLDEN, BENJAMIN SPARLDEN, or BENJAMIN SPALDEN, Chelmsford, brother of the preceding, married 30 October 1668, Olive Farwell, daughter of Henry Farwell, had, besides several others, Edward, born 1672, and Benjamin, 1685.

EDWARD SPAULDING, EDWARD SPAULDEN, EDWARD SPOLDEN, EDWARD SPARLDEN, or EDWARD SPALDEN, Braintree, by wife Margaret, probably had John, born about 1633; Edward, about 1635; and Grace, the latter buried May 1641. His wife died August 1640, and by another wife he had Benjamin, born 7 April 1643; Joseph, 25 October 1646; Dinah, 14 March 1649; and Andrew, 19 November 1652; was a freeman 13 May 1640, removed to Wenham 1654, having nine years before projecting with other Braintree people the settlement In the domain of Pomham and other Indian friends in Rhode Island, thence soon after to Chelmsford, there died 26 February 1670. His will of 13 February 1667, in which Benjamin is not mentioned, made wife Rachel executrix, but she died soon after him, and on probate of the will 5 April 1670, administration was given to John and Edward.

EDWARD SPAULDING, EDWARD SPAULDEN, EDWARD SPOLDEN, EDWARD SPARLDEN, or EDWARD SPALDEN, Chelmsford, son of the preceding, married 6 July 1663, Priscilla Underwood, daughter of William Underwood, had Dorothy, born 1664; Deborah, 1667; and Edward, 1671; was a freeman 1690, and Representative 1691.

JOHN SPAULDING, JOHN SPAULDEN, JOHN SPOLDEN, JOHN SPARLDEN, or JOHN SPALDEN, Chelmsford, son probably the eldest, of Edward Spaulding the first, married 18 May 1658, Hannah Hale, had Eunice, born 27 July, 1660, says the record in Middlesex; but Farmer MS besides several daughters not named, gives him John, born 28 February 1661; Edward, 16 September 1663; Samuel, 6 March 1668; and Joseph, 22 October 1673; was a freeman 1690. Descendants of the first Edward have been very numerous, much scattered and highly respectable. Nine of this name had in 1834 been graduates at Yale, two at Harvard, and eighteen at other New England Colleges according to Farmer's MS.

THOMAS SPAULE, THOMAS SPOWELL, or THOMAS SPAUL, Boston, by wife Alice, had Mary, born September 1644; and for second wife had Mary, who brought him Elizabeth, 29 September 1646; if the record be true; and yet another wife Elizabeth Buckminister, daughter of Thomas Buckminister of Muddy River, and by her two children mentioned in the will of their grandfather September 1656; but the record of Boston marriages has 18 August 1653 his union with Mary Guttridge, of whom I am ignorant whether she was widow or maid; so that we ought to hesitate, whether Spaul and Spowell be the same. Mary his wife by his will of 23 February 1671, was devisee of his house land and personal estate while a widow but after his daughter Mary, wife of Joseph Knight, to enjoy in perpetuation and failing issue, then to his kinswoman Elizabeth, daughter of Edmund Brown of Dorchester. So that it may seem almost certain, that he had not married the Buckminster.

WILLIAM SPAULE, WILLIAM SPOWELL, or WILLIAM SPAUL, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Thomas; and Mehitable, the latter born 31 March 1652; and William, 18 January 1655; all baptized 21 July 1661; and by the style of William Spowell senior conveys by deed of 19 January 1675 all his right of commonage in Boston to John Marion senior, cordwainer of Boston.

EBENEZER SPEAR, Braintree, son of George Spear the first, married 16 July 1679, Rachel Deering, daughter of Samuel Deering, had Ebenezer, born 24 June 1680; Mary, 10 June 1682; Samuel, 18 May 1684; Rachel, 10 April 1686; Joseph, 25 February 1689; Nathaniel, 18 May 1693; Abigail, 7 November 1695; Benjamin, 12 February 1699; and Deering, 6 March 1700; and died 27 March 1719.

GEORGE SPEAR, Braintree, had first been of Dorchester, says family tradition. But against evidence of the negative kind, a freeman 29 May 1644, when the name is spelt Spere, by wife Mary, who died 7 December 1674, had George; Sarah, born 11 May 1647; Richard; Samuel, born 18 October 1651, died soon; Hannah, 30 March 1653, died soon, but the record in Genealogical Registrar XII. 110, must be wrong; Ebenezer, 3 August 1654; Samuel, again, 16 January 1659; Nathaniel, 15 May 1665; and Hannah, again. Sarah married 19 June 1672, George Witty; and Hannah married 28 December 1694 Simeon Bryant.

GEORGE SPEAR, Braintree, son of the preceding, married 27 April 1669, Mary Deering, daughter of Samuel Deering, had Mary, born 3 June, 1676; and Ebenezer, 24 February 1679, and died the same year as also her mother died.

NATHANIEL SPEAR, Braintree, youngest son of George Spear the first, married 8 August 1689, Hannah Holman, perhaps daughter of Thomas Holman, had Hannah, born 30 September 1690; Nathaniel, 25 September 1692; John, 11 November 1694; Mary, 18 February 1697; Daniel, 27 March 1699; Joseph, 24 May 1701; Nathan, baptized 19 September 1703; Thomas Spear, 28 September 1707, died only one day less than 16 years after studying at Harvard College; Margaret, 16 August 1710; and Lydia, 5 February 1713. His wife died 9 April 1725, and he died 12 September 1728.

RICHARD SPEAR, Braintree, brother of the preceding, had Rebecca, Benjamin, Richard, John, James, Mary, and Deborah, all baptized 11 April 1698.

SAMUEL SPEAR, Braintree, brother of the preceding, had Samuel Spear, born 6 July 1696, Harvard College 1715, minister of Provincetown; Daniel, 25 August 1698; Elizabeth, 19 June 1700; Mehitable, 28 September 1702: Dorothy; Hannah, baptized 4 August 1706; William, born 8 July 1708; John, 8 April 1710; Mary, baptized 23 March 1712; and Benoni, 23 July 1714, posthumous for his father died 24 December preceding.

ABRAHAM SPENCER, or ABRAHAM SPENSER, Boston, 1677, married Abigail Atkinson, daughter of the first Theodore Atkinson.

JARED, GERRET, GARADE, or GARRETT SPENCER, or JARED SPENSER, Cambridge 1634, removed to Lynn, a freeman 9 March 1637, in March 1639, had grant of the ferry at Lynn, removed to Haddam before 1660, was propounded for a freeman of Connecticut 1672, was Ensign of the military, Representative 1674 and 5; had wife Hannah, sons John: Thomas: Samuel: William; Nathaniel: Timothy: and daughters: Hannah, who married about 1665, Daniel Brainard, grandfather of the celebrated missionary to the Indians; Mehitable married Daniel Cone; Alice married early in 1662, Thomas Brooks, and, next, 1673, Thomas Shaler; Rebecca married about 1682, John Kennard, and, next, John Tanner; and Ruth married Joseph Clark; and he died 1685.

JARED SPENCER, or JARED SPENSER, Hartford, son of Thomas Spencer the first, married 22 December 1680, Hannah Pratt, daughter of John Pratt the third of the same, who died 22 October 1692, and he died 1712, having had Hannah, born 12 October 1681; Jared, 15 January 1683; Nathaniel, 2 February 1685, died soon; John, 25 October 1686; Sarah and Elizabeth, twins 16 February 1688; Nathaniel, again, 21 December 1690; and Mary, 8 September 1692.

JOHN SPENCER, or JOHN SPENSER, Ipswich, came from London in the Mary and John 1634, having taken the oath of supremacy and allegiance 26 March in London; and was a freeman 3 September following and the first Representative 1634 and 5, removed to Newbury with the first settlers and was Representative for that town 1635, and the same year allowed to build with Mr. Dummer, chosen Captain by the General Court March 1637, but two months after turned out for his heresy in favoring Wheelwright, and November following ordained to surrender his arms. See Winthrop I. 248. He went home next year and died it is thought in 1648, for in March 1649, his will of 1 August 1637, was probated at Salem. In it he mentioned nephew John Spencer his heir, brother Thomas Spencer, and cousin Ann Knight.

JOHN SPENCER, or JOHN SPENSER, Haddam, son perhaps eldest, of the first Jared Spencer, was a proprietor 1660, offered as a freeman 1669, married about 1665, Rebecca Howard, daughter of Robert Howard, had Rebecca, born March 1666; Jared, January 1669; Benjamin, March 1671; Lydia, 1673; and Grace, February 1677; and he died 3 August 1682.

JOHN SPENCER, or JOHN SPENSER, East Greenwich, in his later days, had brought family to that town, as in the record we find "Thomas, his seventh son of John and Susanna Spencer, was born in East Greenwich 22 July 1679. about 5 o'clock in the morning and was the first England child born" there. But he had lived in some part of the Colony a dozen years before for he was a freeman 1668, yet since no trace of him is earlier seen, or any report of progenior my conjecture is that he is one of the few that came over after the restoration of Charles II, and had wife and some children soon after. Perhaps his wife was daughter Audrey Greene or Susanna Greene, daughter of John Greene the second of Warwick. He had second wife and died 1684, as the will made by the town government mentioned her and the children in the order, probably of age, John, Michael, Benjamin, William, Robert, Abner, Thomas, Peleg, and Susanna.

MICHAEL SPENCER, or MICHAEL SPENSER, Cambridge 1634, brother of Jared Spencer the first, removed to Lynn 1637, a freeman March 1638, married the widow of Thomas Robbins of Salem, and died 1653, leaving two children perhaps by a former wife; Susanna, born 1643, who married 1 August 1664, Daniel Bacon of Salem; and

MICHAEL SPENCER, or MICHAEL SPENSER, then aged 6 years who under care of his grandfather Robbins, became a shipwright, and lived at Cambridge, it is said, in 1670, there married 7 December 1671, Rebecca Sweetman, daughter of Thomas Sweetman, had Rebecca, born 4 November 1673. Porter claims the elder Michael as an inhabitant of Hartford, on Mill street 1645; but I conjecture that his eye mistook Mr. for this name.

NATHANIEL SPENCER, or NATHANIEL SPENSER, Haddam, son of Jared Spencer, married 1681, Lydia Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith, had Lydia, born 10 August 1682; Nathaniel, 15 July 1684; Elizabeth, 18 January 1686; John, 30 March 1688; Mary, 9 June 1692; Daniel, 20 August 1694; Susanna, 8 November 1696; Dorothy, 8 March 1699; and Phineas, 20 March 1701. A second wife brought him no children, and died more than 20 years after him, 20 February 1742.

OBADIAH SPENCER, or OBADIAH SPENSER, Hartford, son of Thomas Spencer the first of the same, made a freeman 1658, married Mary Disbrown, daughter of Nicholas Disbrown, had Obadiah, born 1666; Thomas, 1668; Samuel; Ebenezer; John; Disbrow; and Mary; and died 1712.

ROBERT SPENCER, or ROBERT SPENSER, East Greenwich, son of John Spencer of the same, married 15 July 1697, Theodosia Waite, had Joanna, born 1711.

ROGER SPENCER, or ROGER SPENSER, Saco 1652, submitted then to Massachusetts, came up to Charlestown 1653, mariner, was a Captain at Saco the same year perhaps, and after until 1669. His daughter Mary married John Hull of Boston, not the mintmaster, and next, Sir William Phips, who was made Governor of Massachusetts and last, Honorable Peter Sargent; another daughter Rebecca married Dr. David Bennet, and was mother of Spencer, him who took the name of Spencer Phips, and was Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts and another as I think, the eldest, was wife of Freegrace Norton. See Folsom,182, 3.

SAMUEL SPENCER, or SAMUEL SPENSER, Hartford, son of William, born in England, and the only one named in the will of 4 May 1640, which gave him, then under 20 years old, a third of his estate. He was, maybe, instead of his cousin Samuel, son of Thomas Spencer, the one meant in the return 1669, of a freeman of Hartford, by wife Sarah, had Samuel, born about 1668; Sarah, who married Joseph Easton; perhaps Hannah, who married 13 May 1696, Caleb Stanley; Elizabeth married Nathaniel Marsh; Rachel, married Joseph Cook; Mary about 1681, married Cyprian Nicholas; Abigail, married Joseph Symonds; and Agnes, married Nathaniel Humphreys, and next, John Hubbard. His wife died 24 April 1706; and he died about ten years later.

SAMUEL SPENCER, or SSAMUEL PENSER, East Haddam, son of Jared Spencer of the same, married about 1663, the widow of Thomas Hungerford, and next married Hannah Willey, daughter of Isaac Willey, widow of Peter Blatchford.

SAMUEL SPENCER, or SAMUEL SPENSER, Hartford, brother of Obadiah Spencer, perhaps a freeman before 1669, removed to Windham, there died 1728, aged 88, by second wife Sarah Bearding, daughter of Nathaniel Bearding, who died 24 April 1706, he had five daughters and one son.

SAMUEL SPENCER, or SAMUEL SPENSER, Hartford, son of Samuel Spencer the first, married 16 September 1696, Hepzibah Church, daughter of Deacon Edward Church of Hatfield, had William, born 9 February 1698, died young; Hepzibah, 28 December 1701; Samuel, 8 March 1705; William, again, 9 August 1708; Edward, 29 April 1711; Sarah, 4 September 1714; Caleb, 28 June 1718; Job, 1722; and Philip, 30 April 1724; this last in Bolton, Connecticut, where his wife died 13 September 1745, and he died 26 March 1748.

THOMAS SPENCER, or THOMAS SPENSER, Piscataqua 1630, sent by Massey, the patentee, perhaps lived first on the West side, but in 1652 was on Kittery side, and in 1654 lived at Saco, and in 1651, 3 and 6 was of the grand jury, of only eight, in this last year. He married a daughter of William Chadbourne. His widow Patience kept an inn at Saco in 1662, and was dead 1683. The children were William, Humphrey, and Moses, besides two daughters who may have married Ephraim Joy and Thomas Chick, respectively.

THOMAS SPENCER, or THOMAS SPENSER, Cambridge 1632, brother of Jared Spencer and John Spencer, a freeman 14 May 1634, removed 1638 at Hartford, was Sergeant of the miltary and had, in 1671, a grant for service, died 11 Sept 1686. By his first wife he had Obadiah, Thomas, Samuel, and Jared, but he married second wife 11 September 1645, Sarah Barding, only child of Nathaniel Barding or Nathaniel Bearding of Hartford, and by her had Sarah; Elizabeth, baptized 26 March 1648; Hannah, born 25 April 1653; Mary, 29 May 1655; and Martha, 19 May 1657; of who Sarah married Thomas Huxley; Elizabeth married Samuel Andrews; and Martha married a Benton.

THOMAS SPENCER, or THOMAS SPENSER, Concord, 1666, by Farmer was thought to be the freeman of 1681; though as the record calls him of Suffield. It seems to me equally probable that the following was he.

THOMAS SPENCER, or THOMAS SPENSER, Hartford, son of Thomas Spencer of the same, on the list of a freeman 1669, administered 1658, with brother Obadiah, married Esther Andrews, daughter of William Andrews, had Abigail, who died young; Thomas; Elizabeth; Esther, husband of William Andrews, and Abigail, who died young; 1680; lived for most of his days at Suffield, and died 23 July 1689, and his widow died 6 March 1698.

THOMAS SPENCER, or THOMAS SPENSER, Haddam, son of Jared Spencer of the same, removed to Saybrook, died before 1703, had a wife but we know no more.

THOMAS SPENCER, or THOMAS SPENSER, East Greenwich, son of John Spencer of the same, was a physician, and died 25 April 1752.

TIMOTHY SPENCER, or TIMOTHY SPENSER, Haddam, son perhaps youngest, of Jared Spencer, had Timothy, Sarah, Hannah, Deborah, to neither of who could Goodwin give dates, nor name of mother nor marriages; besides Ruth, born 1689; and Jonathan, 1692; and died 1704.

WILLIAM SPENCER, or WILLIAM SPENSER, Cambridge 1631, brother of Thomas Spencer, was much betrusted one of that Committee appointed 9 May 1632, at the General meeting of the whole people, to confer with the Assistant about raising common stock, who soon led to erection of house of representatives of who he was at the first, 1634, and most succeeded ones until 1638, but previously made a freeman 4 May 1633, was of the Committee to form body of fundamental laws, March 1638, and Lieutenant of the military, one of the founders of the Ancillary, and Honorable Artillery Company being fourth named in its Charter March 1639, removed to Hartford that year, was Representative in April, August, January following besides April 1640; and died 1640. His will of 4 May of that year probated 4 March following parted his estate to wife, one third, Samuel, his son one third, Sarah, and Elizabeth, his daughters one third. Sarah married about 1657, John Case of Windsor, and Elizabeth married 1649, William Wellman, and, next, 23 May 1672, Jacob Joy. The widow Agnes married William Edwards, and so was the happy instrument of diffusion that illustrated name; of who Farmer MS. Says eleven had in 1834 been graduates at New England Colleges six at Yale alone.

WILLIAM SPENCER, or WILLIAM SPENSER was the name of a passenger in the John and Mary 1634, from London, with John Spencer, aforemented, and may have been his brother, but where he sat down is unknown. Yet one William Spencer was Kittery 1663.

WILLIAM SPENCER, or WILLIAM SPENSER, Haddam, son of Jared Spencer of the same, married Sarah Ackley, daughter of Nicholas Ackley, had Joseph, Elizabeth, James, Micajah, Margaret, Hezekiah, William, Jonathan, and Ichabod; but no date is found for either of them.

HUMPHREY SPENNING, HUMPHREY SPINNING, or HUMPHREY SPINAGE, New Haven 1639, lived on the Delaware afterwards; there by a wife December had £200, and a daughter Mary, came back to New Hampshire, made his will, 20 June 1649 (intending a voyage to Boston, which he outlived and came safe back), in who he gave half his property to Mary, who married....Rice of Stratford, and a quarter each to Edward, and Lettice, children of his wife whose surname is not told; and what he had at Delaware to his nephew Humphrey Spenning. After his return from the Bay, he died before 29 September 1656, for this was the date of his inventory

HUMPHREY SPENNING, HUMPHREY SPINNING, or HUMPHREY SPINAGE, New Haven, nephew and legatee of the preceding, married 14 October 1657, Abigail Hubbard, daughter of George Hubbard, of Guilford, had John, born 22 February 1659; and Daniel 5 February 1662, who perhaps died young; and so may have both father and mother became the grandfather George Hubbard, names John, grandson as a legatee, without more.

RICHARD SPERRY, New Haven 1643, swore a freeman 1644, had Ebenezer, born July, baptized 30 August 1663; and Daniel, 1665; besides Esther, who married 21 June 1683, Daniel Hotchkiss; had lived on the west side of the rock, about one mile from the cave, where Goffe and Whalley, the regicides, enjoyed their hiding, and he had supplied them, with food; was a proprietor 1685, as were

JOHN SPERRY, RICHARD SPERRY junior, NATHANIEL SPERRY, and THOMAS SPERRY, perhaps his son, Mary, probably his daughter married 29 March 1670, Benjamin Peck.

JOHN SPERRY married Elizabeth, who next married Benjamin Bunnell; and next, 19 September 1700, Edward Dorman; and

THOMAS SPERRY married 18 November 1684, Elizabeth Fernes, daughter of Samuel Fernes.

PETER SPICER, New London 1666, removed to Norwich, died probably in 1695, or 6, his inventory being offered in latter by wife Mary Busicot, daughter of Peter Busicot, married 15 December 1670. His children were Edward, Samuel, Peter, William, Joseph, Abigail, Ruth, Hannah, and Jane.

THOMAS SPICER, Newport, signed the compact, at the same time with Nicholas Easton, 16 July 1638.

JARED SPRICK, or JARED SPECK, Windsor, married Mary Purchase, daughter of John Purchase, or John Purkas of Hartford.

ROBERT SPINKE, OR ROBERT SPINK, Newport, among the freeman on the list 1655, is found at Wickford 1674. His daughter Margeret, I suppose, married 26 July 1680 George Vaughan of Greenwich.

THOMAS SPINNEY, Kittery 1652, submitted then to Massachusetts, was constable 1656, died 31 August 1701.

FRANCIS SPOFFORD, or FRANCIS SPAFFORD, Rowley, youngest son of the first John Spofford, married Mary Leighton, daughter probably of Richard Leighton of the same; but we learn no more.

JOHN SPOFFORD, or JOHN SPAFFORD, Rowley 1643, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 15 December 1646; John, 24 October 1648; Thomas, 4 November 1650; Samuel, 31 January 1653; Hannah, 1655; Mary, 1656; Sarah, 15 January 1658, died young, Sarah, again, 24 March 1662; and Francis, 24 September 1665. The youngest daughter married Richard Kimball, and Elizabeth the eldest married 24 April 1672, Alexander Sessions, perhaps, of Andover. His will of 7 October probated 6 November 1678, names these four sons and daughters Elizabeth, Hannah, Mary, and Sarah. An uncommon anecdote of his intrepid tongue is preserved by tradition In Genealogical Registrar IX. 318,

JOHN SPOFFORD, or JOHN SPAFFORD, Rowley, son of the preceding, married Sarah Wheeler, had John, born 12 June 1678; Mary, 9 March 1680; David, 12 November 1681; Jonathan, 28 May 1684; Martha, 16 May 1686; Ebenezer, 14 June 1690; Nathaniel, 10 September 1691; and Sarah, 20 December 1693. He died 22 April 1696, and his widow married 12 June 1701, Caleb Hopkinson, and died 24 October 1732, aged 80.

SAMUEL SPOFFORD, or SAMUEL SPAFFORD, Rowley, brother of the preceding, was a freeman 1684, married 5 December 1676, Sarah Birkbee, had Samuel, born 12 September 1677, died in few days; Thomas, 6 June 1678; Sarah, 16 September 1680; Mary, 7 August 1682; Hannah, 12 February 1685; Ruth, 18 November 1687; Samuel, again, 27 April 1690; Abigail, 9 March 1694; Mehitable, baptized 10 May 1698; Lydia, 7 July 1700; and Elizabeth, born 5 July 1702. His wife died 18 November 1729; and he died 1 January 1743, aged almost 90 years.

THOMAS SPOFFORD, or THOMAS SPAFFORD, Rowley, brother of the preceding, married 22 September 1668, Abigail Hagget, perhaps daughter of Henry Hagget; but the family Genealogy furnishes no more detail.

EBENEZER SPOONER, Plymouth, perhaps youngest son of William Spooner the first by his second wife, was a freeman of Plymouth Colony June 1691, married Mercy Branch, daughter probably youngest of John Branch, had Thomas, born 1694; Ephraim; John; Bethia; and Susanna; and he died 5 February 1718.

ISAAC SPOONER, Dartmouth, son of the first William Spooner, had Simpson, born 12 January 1700; Edward, 27 December 1701; and Mercy, 27 April 1707.

JOHN SPOONER, Dartmouth, eldest son of the first William Spooner, and his only child, by first wife who died April 1648; but he was probably born several years before though the family Genealogy gives no precise information except that he had John, born 2 July 1668; and that by another wife (the baptized or family name of either is not seen) he had William, 11 May 1680; Jonathan, 24 August 1681; Elizabeth, 19 June 1683; Eleanor, 1 February 1685; Phebe, 11 May 1687; Nathan, 21 September 1689; Rebecca, 8 October 1691; Deborah, 10 August 1694; and Barnabas, 5 February 1699. His brothers Samuel and William are named with himself and son John in the original deed to the fifty-six grantees of the town, from William Bradford, 13 November 1694.

SAMUEL SPOONER, Dartmouth, son probably eldest by the second wife of William Spooner, took oath of allegiance 1686, by wife Experience, had William, born 13 February 1638; Mary, 4 January 1690; Samuel, 4 February 1692; Daniel, 28 February 1693; Seth, 31 January 1694; Hannah, 27 January 1696; Joseph, or Jabesh, as one record has it, 13 June 1698; Ann, 18 April another account says, 19 June 1700; Experience, 19 June 1702; Beulah, 27 June 1705; and Wing, 30 April of year not mentioned. He died 1737, or, at least, his will was probated that year.

THOMAS SPOONER, Salem 1637, a freeman March 1638, probably had wife Ann, as her name stands among early church members, was of Wenham 1657, by second wife Elizabeth, had Hannah, who married John Ruck, and possibly others. He got involved with the Quakers 1659; and died probably 1664, for his inventory is found of 19 November 1664. His widow Elizabeth in her will, probably 26 March 1677 (see Essex Institute history Collection II. 236), made executor John Ruck, husband of her daughter Hannah Spooner, and names his five children Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, John, and Thomas, besides other grandchildren Elizabeth, and John Osborn junior, and perhaps children of John Osborn of Boston, and some others.

WILLIAM SPOONER, Plymouth 1643, is by family tradition said to have come from Colchester, County Essex, had in March 1637 been servant or apprentice to John Osborn junior, and perhaps children of by the Court in 1645 made guardian of the children of Colchester. By wife Elizabeth, who died 28 April 1648, he had only child John, before mentioned after which he married 18 March 1652, Hannah Pratt, had Sarah, born 5 October 1653; Samuel, 14 January 1655; William; Isaac; Ebenezer; Martha; Hannah, and Mercy; but these six of unknown dates or order; was propounded in June 1653 for a freeman and administered next June; was good public servant, surveyor of highways, grand Juror 1657, and after, in 1660 lived at Dartmouth, was a town official in 1663, and died 1684.

WILLIAM SPOONER, Dartmouth, son of the preceding, is named with others proprietors in the grant of Bradford for the town 1694, and swore allegiance two years after, by wife Hannah Pratt, daughter perhaps of Jonathan Pratt, had Benjamin, born 31 March 1690; Jabesh, 18 February 1692; Joshua, 16 March 1693; Sarah, 6 October 1700; and Abigail, 6 December 1702. Five of this name had in 1835 been graduates at Harvard.

THOMAS SPOWELL, named in the will, September 1656, of Thomas Buckminster, of Muddy River as the husband of his daughter Elizabeth, having two children I conjecture to have lived in Boston.

ANTHONY SPRAGUE, Hingham, eldest son of William Sprague of the same, married 26 December 1661, Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter of Robert Bartlett of Plymouth, had Anthony, Benjamin, John, Elizabeth, Samuel, Sarah, James, Josiah, Jeremiah, Richard, and Matthew, as in the Sprague Genealogy ranking; but some died young, and his wife died February 1713. In his will of 21 July 1716, probated 12 October 1719, in our record XXI. 245 are named Anthony, with Anthony his son, and other sons Richard, James, Samuel, Matthew, Josiah, and Jeremiah, besides daughter Sarah Bates, wife of Caleb. He died 3 September 1719. His house was burned 20 April 1676 by the Indians in Philip's war. Of this branch, of Anthony, through Jeremiah, the seventh son is the celebrated poet, Charles Sprague, descendant.

EDWARD SPRAGUE, Malden, youngest son of the first John Sprague, married 24 November 1693, Dorothy Lane, daughter of Job Lane of the same, had William, born 4 September 1696; Ann, 20 March 1697; Dorothy, 9 September 1698; and died 13 April 1715.

FRANCIS SPRAGUE, Plymouth, came with wife and a daughter in the Ann 1623, but the names, Ann and Mercy, are all that are given in 1627, at the division of cattle, so that it is inferred that he left other children abroad, perhaps had John, or more born here; and at Plymouth was taxed 1633 and 4, but after was of Dusbury. He was living in 1666, as Winsor says, and he names the children John, Ann, Mary, and Mercy. This last, he tells, married 9 November 1637, William Tubbs; and one of the others married Robert Lawrence; but I know no such man, and casually turned (three years after writing this maledict) from pages 317 to 275, of Winsor, observed that he calls him William. He was one of the original purchasers of Dartmouth.

JOHN SPRAGUE, Malden, eldest son of Ralph Sprague, born in England, a freeman 1653, married 2 May 1651, Lydia Goffe, daughter of Edward Goffe of Cambridge, brought from England, had John, born 9 March 1651; Lydia; Jonathan, born October 1656; Samuel, 21 February 1659; and Mary, 13 Aprl 1661; Phineas, February 1666; Edward; Deborah, 21 September 1670; Sarah, February 1673; and died 16 December 1703. The widow died 11 December 1715. A will of his brother Richard Sprague, who outlived him, in 1703, gives to five sons of this John, who was Representative 1689, 90, and 1.

JOHN SPRAGUE, Duxbury, only son of Francis Sprague, lived first at Marshfield, but died in Duxbury; married 1655, Ruth Bassett, daughter of William Bassett, had John; William; Samuel; Ruth, born 12 February 1659; Elizabeth; Desire; and Dorcas; was killed in Philip's war, 26 March 1676, under Pierce, at the fierce fight of Pawtucket.

JOHN SPRAGUE, Plymouth and Duxbury, in Hutchinson I. 354 called one of the councellors to Sir Edmund Andros, was perhaps son of William Sprague, and if this be true, he married 13 December 1666, Elizabeth Holbrook, and Hosea Sprague in his genealogy, tells no more, but that he sold in 1682 his estate at Hingham, and died at Mendon 1690. Yet there is, in my opinion very slight reason for thinking, the son of William of Hingham to be the counsellor. Judge Mitchell refers to the will of the Hingham, man, of 1683, as it mentioned his children John, William, Ebenezer, Elizabeth, Hannah, Milicent, and Persis.

JOHN SPRAGUE, Malden, eldest son of John Sprague of the same, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 23 July 1685; Abiah, 21 August 1687; Mary, 27 November 1689; was a freeman 1690; and he died June 1692.

JONATHAN SPRAGUE, Weymouth, son of William Sprague of Hingham, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 21 July 1670; removed to Rhode Island by family tradition and may be the same, who at Providence had preached in the early part of 18th century, was town clerk in 1722, and perhaps died at Smithfield, January 1741, aged 92.

JONATHAN SPRAGUE, Malden, son of the first John Sprague of the same, by wife Mary, had Richard, born 28 June 1686; John, 7 May 1689; Joseph, 24 October 1691; Nathan, 2 February 1694; Hannah and Mary, twins 25 May 1696; David, 15 August 1698; and was a freeman 1690.

PHINEAS SPRAGUE, Malden, youngest son of Ralph Sprague, a freeman 1690, married 11 December 1661, Mary Carrington, perhaps daughter of Edward Carrington, who brought him no children, and died 7 December 1667; but by second wife married 5 January 1670, Sarah Hasey, perhaps daughter of William Hasey, had Phineas, born 27 December following William, 21 November 1672; Ralph, November 1674; Sarah, 23 April 1686; Joanna, 17 April 1688; and Abigail, 2 March 1690. But my suspicion is strong, that the three last belong to the other man of the same, name in that town. He took the oath of fidelity 15 December 1674, and was Representative 1689 and 90.

PHINEAS SPRAGUE, Malden, probably son of the first John Sprague, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 11 October 1691; Mary, 15 October 1693; Tabitha, 19 October 1696; and I find nothing more of him.

RALPH SPRAGUE, Charlestown 1629, came probably with wife Joan, and sons John and Richard, that year in the fleet with Higginson, certainly with brothers Richard Sprague, and probably William Sprague. They were sons of Edward Sprague probably of Upway in Devonshire. Sometimes it has been thought that these gentlemen were passengers in 1628, with Endicott, but to me it seems more likely that, as they came, paying their own charges, they were in the fleet of 1629 with Endicott, in the Abigail, besides his family and servant there not, I suppose, over twenty, including men, women, and children and most of them sent by the adventurers in London, as the first ship for the plantation would naturally be occupied In transportion of persons who they should wholly control. The much larger expedition after grant of the Charter 1629 had, also wider views of policy, and in obedience to the direction of the officers of the Company. At home the Spragues, who came at their own charge, were sent by Endicott to take up the lands in Charlestown but we know that the compiler of the Charlestown records threw back his narrative of early transactions by one year making Winthrop and the great body of our early settlers coming in 1629. As the Spragues came one year before Winthrop, Mr. Green, the compiler of that MS complimented by Prince and most of us as the first record of Charlestown, naturally gave them the date 1628, and on the same premises our confidence reposes, that the true year was 1629. He had wife Joan, and the numbers of himself and her on our church list are 102 and 3. He had Samuel, baptized 3 June 1632, but he may have been born many months for his was the sixth child named in our list, and the rite had not been performed since November 1630, by reason of the absence of Wilson the pastor, who came back from England the week before this baptism. He and his wife were of the 33, who had desired dismissal from the congregation of Boston "to enter into a new church body at Charlestown" and were dismissed 14 October 1632; and his daughter Mary was baptized 14 September 1634; son Phineas, 31 July 1637. He had sprung, I imagine, from Dorsetshire, and owned lands in Upway of that County as by letter of 25 March 1651 from his father-in-law, John Corbin, at that parish, appears. On 19 October 1630 he required administration and 18 May following was sworn as a freeman, made constable at the General Court October 1630, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain in regular success, Representative May 1635, being the third time of such an assembly and very frequently after; artillery company 1639; but I believe that in later days he lived on Mistick side, or Malden, for his name is in a commission to settle bounds there, and he died November 1650, and his son Jonathan next month and his name of the widow is the second on the women's memorandum to the General Court 1651 in favor Matthews; and she may have married eleven years later Edward Converse of Woburn. Mary, his daughter married Daniel Edmunds, often written Edmunds, and in the will of her brother Captain Richard Sprague has good provision.

RICHARD SPRAGUE, Charlestown, came, no doubt, with the preceding, who was elder brother bringing wife Mary, and on the Boston list of church members stands before his brother being number 79, administered a freeman 18 May 1631, was with wife dismissed October 1632, to form new church at Charlestown. In 1637 took side with Wheelwright, and signed the remonstration against the proceeding of the Court but on expressing his regret, the signature was erased; was of artillery company 1639, Captain, Representative 1659 and several years more, probably had no children and died 25 November 1668, aged 63. His will of 15 September preceding, names wife Mary, Richard, John, Samuel, and Phineas, sons of his brother Ralph, his brother William of Hingham, and gave to Harvard College 30 ewes with their lambs. By the will of his widow 12 November 1671, probated 16 June 1674, we gain a fine family crop. It names kinsmen, Lieutenant John, Samuel, and Phineas Sprague; kinsman Nathaniel Rand, and his son Nathaniel; kinsman Lawrence Dowse and his two daughters Elizabeth and Mary; children of Thomas Rand, and Lawrence Dowse; Jonathan, son of Daniel Edmands; brother William Sprague, and his children sister Alice Rand; kinsmen Thomas Rand, Nathaniel Rand, Lawrence Dowse, Abraham Newell, Nathaniel Brewer, and Thomas Lord; Mary Dowse, daughter of Lawrence; made executors Nathaniel Rand, and Lieutenant John Sprague. His inventory summed up well.

RICHARD SPRAGUE, Charlestown, son of Ralph Sprague, born in England, married 25 February (but Goodwin says 1 Feb) 1673, Eunice Chester, daughter of Leonard Chester, who died 27 May 1676; in 1674 during the Dutch war, he commanded an armed vessel of 12 guns to cruise in Long Island sound, for security of the coastal trade. He took second wife Catharine Anderson, on whose gravestone appears, that she died 12 July 1701, aged 45; but probably had no children by either wife as none is heard of. He was artillery company 1681, Captain, Representative 1681, and after; and was buried 13 October 1703, having died 7, two days before which he made his will of unusual and judicious liberality to relatives, to clergy, to church and £400 to Harvard College. See Budington, 192, who in his valuable work had miscalculated him son of Richard, 33, but corrected the error on last page.

SAMUEL SPRAGUE, Malden, son of Ralph Sprague, married in Bostron, 12 August 1655, Recuba Crawford, says our record perhaps mistaken the name (for the Malden record gives her name Rebecca), had Rebecca, who died 15 August 1658; Samuel, 4 May 1660; Samuel, again, May 1662; Rebecca, again, September 1666; and perhaps several more, for by the will of Captain Richard Sprague, his elder brother 1703, estate was given to two sons of this Samuel, who died 3 October 1696. He was Lieutenant and town clerk, a freeman 22 March 1690, when his son Samuel, and three other Malden Spragues took the oath. His widow Rebecca married Captain John Brown, and died 8 July 1710. in her 77th year.

SAMUEL SPRAGUE, Marshfield, son of William Sprague the first, married about 1666, Sarah Chillingworth, daughter of Thomas Chillingworth, had Samuel, born 1674; John; Nathan; James; Sarah; Mary; Joanna; and Hannah. Of this branch of Samuel, though the eldest son is the distinguished Judge Peleg Sprague, descendant. He was Representative 1682, and 3 years more, the register of deeds, and the last Secretary of the Colony.

WILLIAM SPRAGUE, Hingham 1636, brother probably youngest, of Ralph Sprague, and perhaps brought by him in 1629, married 1635, Milicent Eames, probably daughter of Anthony Eames, baptized says the Marshfield early, but back to Hingham in few years, had Anthony, baptized says the record of Charlestown church 23 May 1636; John, born 1638; Samuel, 1640; Jonathan, 1643, died at 4 years; Jonathan, again, 1648; William, 7 May 1650, besides daughters Elizabeth, 1641; Persis, 1643; Joanna, 1644; Mary, 1652; and Hannah, 25 February 1655. He died 26 October 1675, and his widow died 8 February 1696. Of his daughters Persis married John Doggett; Joanna married 16 December 1667, Caleb Church; and Mary married Thomas King of Scituate.

WILLIAM SPRAGUE, Hingham, youngest son of the preceding, married 30 December 1674, Deborah Lane, daughter of Andrew Lane, had William, born 24 December 1675; Deborah, 24 May 1678; Joanna, 15 February 1680; Jonathan, 24 July 1686; Abiah, a daughter 27 January 1689; John, 13 September 1692; and Benjamin, 3 January 1695. He took conveyance by his father of the estate in Hingham on condition, was selectman several years, but finally removed to Providence. His son Jonathan settled at Bridgewater. Seventeen of his name had in 1834 been graduates at the various Colleges in New England of which ten were Harvard.

HENRY SPRING, Watertown, eldest son of John Spring, brought by his father in the Elizabeth from Ipswich 1634, aged 4, a freeman 1660, married 7 January 1658, Mehitable Bartlett, daughter of Thomas Bartlett, had Elizabeth, born 13 October 1659; Henry, 11 or 30 March 1662; Mehitable; Thomas; Abiah; and Ann, 21 September 1671. He married second wife 12 September 1691, Susanna, widow of Gregory Cook, and died probably 1697, in his will of 29 June 1695, named this new wife and those five children, but perhaps he had others who died young. Elizabeth married 27 September 1677, John Gale, and next John Mellen; Ann married 18 March 1691, Jonathan Park; and Mehitable married 21 March 1699, Jonathan Stimpson, and next, 17 February 1730, Gershom Brigham.

HENRY SPRING, Wathertown, son of the preceding, married Lydia Cutting, daughter of Ricahrd Cutting, had Lydia, born 12 August 1686; Ann, 10 July 1691; Henry, 19 July 1692; Sarah, 5 September 1695; Elizabeth, baptized 6 April 1701; Mehitable, born 2 April 1702; and Susanna, 15 March 1706. He was a freeman 1690, and died 24 November 1749,

JOHN SPRING, Watertown 1634, came in the Elizabeth from Ipswich, County Suffk, that year aged 45, with wife Elinor, 46; and children Mary, 11; Henry, 6; John, 4; and William, 9 months; embarked late in April arriving in June, after very pleasant passage; took oath of fidelity 1652. From the record we hear of no other children.

JOHN SPRING, Cambridge village now Newton, son of the preceding, brought from England by his father 1634, crossed the river from the Watertown side, when Eliot, the first minister was settler, and built his house next to Eliot's; married 19 December 1656; Hannah Barsham, daughter of William Barsham of Watertown, had Hannah, born 1 October 1657; Mary, 10 June 1659; Susanna, 16 April 1661, died young; Sarah, 6 February 1663; Rebecca, 10 February 1665; Abigail, 20 February 1667; Susanna, again, 18 August 1670, died young; Mary, again, 19 February 1673; Elizabeth, 7 April 1675; and John, 1678; was a freeman 1690, Lieutenant, selectman 8 years, and Representative 1704, 6 and 7. His wife died 18 August 1710, and he died 18 May 1717 in his 87th year. Mary married 30 November 1681, John Ward; Abigail married 31 December 1689, William Ward; and Elizabeth married 18 October 1699, John Massey, eldest son of John of Newton, and grandson of Hugh.

JOHN SPRING, Watertown, son of William Spring, sent to Barbados, about 1698, as soon as he was competent to make a will, to look after the estate of his father and never came back. He gave his estate to Jonathan Greene.

JOHN SPRING, Newton, youngest of nine children and only son of John Spring of the same, called Ensign, married 8 March 1703, Joanna Richards of Dedham, had William, born 24 December 1704; John, 1706; Ephraim Spring, 30 May 1708, Harvard College 1728; Mary, 20 November 1709; Hannah, February 1712; Deborah, 27 February 1714; Nathaniel, 26 August 1715; and Samuel, 17 June 1723; and died 5 May 1754.

THOMAS SPRING, Watertown, son of the first Henry Spring, married 20 November 1701, Elizabeth Traine, daughter of John Traine, had Mary, born 19 January 1703; Elizabeth, 10 September 1705; Thomas, 5 July 1708; and Henry, 2 February 1710. He died early and the widow married a Bullard.

WILLIAM SPRING, Watertown, brought by the first John Spring, his father had only son John, born about 1677; went to Barbados, and there died about 1696. Three of the name have been graduates at Harvard and as many at Yale.

EMANUEL SPRINGFIELD, Boston, married 13 September 1655, Mary Mellows, daughter of Oliver Mellows, and no more is ever heard of him.

ROBERT SPROAT, Scituate 1660, married Elizabeth Sampson, daughter of Henry Sampson of Duxbury, had Mercy, born 1661; Elizabeth, 1664; Mary, 1666; Robert, 1669; Ann, 1671; James, 1673; Ebenezer, 1676; and Hannah, 1680, Robert perished in Phips' crusade 1690. Mercy married 1683, Thomas Oldham, junior, and Ann married a Richmond.

JOHN SPURR, JOHN SPOURE, JOHN SPOOER, and JOHN SPORE, Boston 1638, joined our children with wife Elizabeth 14 April 1639, was administered a freeman 22 May following, had Mary, baptized next Sunday, 21, who was born 20 March 1638; Ebenezer, born 3, baptized 8 May 1642; Elizabeth, baptized 30 March 1645, about six days old; Martha, 26 March 1648, died soon; and John, born 16, baptized 22 December 1650.

ROBERT SPURR, ROBERT SPOURE, ROBERT SPOOER, and ROBERT SPORE, Dorchester 1654, a freeman 1666, and 1671, both years being given in the record, had Elizabeth, born 4 January 1659; and Robert, 21 April 1661; besides Mary, who married Teague Crehore; Waitstill; John; and Patience; of who Mr. Clapp, the indefatigable historian of his native town, can supply no dates; died 16 August 1703, aged 93.

ROBERT SPURR, ROBERT SPOURE, ROBERT SPOOER, and ROBERT SPORE, Dorchester, son of the preceding, married 24 October 1684, Elizabeth Tilestone, who died 27 July 1738, had Thomas, Elizabeth, and Robert, and died 16 January 1639; and had selectman, Lieutenant Colonel, and 4 years a Representative

JOHN SPYERS, Boston, was probably only transient person, made his will 25 July 1655, probated 6 August following as in Genealogical Registrar V. 442. He directed Evan Thomas, his executor, to send proceeds to his wife and children perhaps in England.

GEORGE SQUIRE, or GEORGE SQUIER, Concord 1642, had a son born 11 March 1643; removed to Fairfield where he died 1691. By his will of 7 August in that year he gave estate to sons Thomas, John, Jonathan, Samuel, grandson George, son of George deceased, and son-in-law, John Seely, husband of his daughter Sarah.

GEORGE junior SQUIRE, or GEORGE SQUIER propounded for a freeman but he died 1674, leaving son George, remembered in the will of his grandfather.

JOHN SQUIRE, or JOHN SQUIER, Boston, a freeman 1686; may have come in from, or gone to, Reading, where he was town clerk.

JONATHAN SQUIRE, or JONATHAN SQUIER, Woodbury 1682, may be son of George Squire the first, and may have lived at Atratford before.

PHILIP SQUIRE, or PHILIP SQUIER, Boston 1670, distiller, or, in one deed, named brewer, married Rachel Ruggles, daughter of George Ruggles, was a freeman 1690.

PHILIP SQUIRE, or PHILIP SQUIER, Newbury, perhaps son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 10 March 1687; and Thomas, 31 October 1694.

THOMAS SQUIRE, or THOMAS SQUIER, Charlestown 1630, probably came with Governor Winthrop, number 83 on the Boston list of church members, and was of those dismissed in October 1632, to found the new church at Charletown, a freeman 14 May 1634, artillery company 1646. Whether he had children is unknown. I think his wife was Bridget; and he of Boston 1659, but perhaps removed.

THOMAS SQUIRE, or THOMAS SQUIER, son of George Squire the first of Fairfield, was in 1672, with his brother George Squire, propounded for a freeman, lived probably first at Stratford, next Woodbury, and died 9 April 1712, leaving many children as Thomas, Samuel, Ebenezer, John, Hannah, Martha, Sarah, and Elizabeth, who all were baptized August 1697; besides Joseph, born 25 December 1698, as Cottren tells.

WILLIAM SQUIRE, or WILLIAM SQUIER, Stamford, sold out this estate 1666, perhaps was never resident.

RICHARD STRACKHOUSE, Salem 1638, had, as I judge, wife Susanna, who joined the church 1648, had Jonathan, Hannah, and Abigail, baptized May of that year; Ruth, 8 July 1649; Samuel, 13 February 1653; and Mary, 25 June 1654; was, says Felt, in 1653, granted the ferry to Beverly side, which he enjoyed till 1686, and probably he lived in the town of Beverly.

HENRY STACY, HENRY STACE, HENRY STACIE, or HENRY STACEY, or HENRY STASY, Marblehead 1648, may have been of Salem in 1677, and perhaps father of Mary Stacy, who married about 1667, John Parnell, and of the following

HENRY STACY, HENRY STACE, HENRY STACIE, or HENRY STACEY, or HENRY STASY, Lynn, married 2 May 1673, Hannah Ingalls, had Ephraim, born late in August 1673; William, 3 January 1675; Henry, 1 April 1677; Sarah, 3 January 1679; Ebenezer, 4 January 1681; John, 30 October 1682, died in few days; and his wife died June 1684, when perhaps he removed to Ipswich.

HUGH STACY, HUGH STACE, HUGH STACIE, or HUGH STACEY, or HUGH STASY, Plymouth 1621, came in the Fortune, removed to Dedham, where his wife and daughter Hannah were administered of the church 1640, and the daughter soon after died, as I infer from the town record of Hannah, born 17 February 1641; removed soon after and was of Lynn or Salem, where he had grant of land in 1640, says Felt, was made a freeman 28 February 1643, and Farmer says, his wife was administrator of Salem church 1659. Possibly it was another of the same baptized name; and he may have gone home, for one Hugh Stacey was of the Congregational church with Reverend John Philip, who went from our country, and organized that dissentive form at Wrentham, in County Suffolk 1650.

JOHN STACY, JOHN STACE, JOHN STACIE, or JOHN STACEY, or JOHN STASY, Lynn or Marblehead 1641, probably brother of the first Henry Stacy, had John, baptized at Salem 9 October 1642; Deborah, 22 October 1643; and John, 29 March 1646. He died about 1672, and administration on his estate was given to his widow Elinor, who brought inventory to Court 27 June.

JOHN STACY, JOHN STACE, JOHN STACIE, or JOHN STACEY, or JOHN STASY, Salem 1692, probably son of the preceding, kept the Ship tavern 1692.

MARK STACY, MARK STACE, MARK STACIE, or MARK STACEY, or MARK STASY, of Exeter, perhaps, in 1689, I know not any more of.

RICHARD STACY, RICHARD STACE, RICHARD STACIE, or RICHARD STACEY, or RICHARD STASY, Taunton 1643, died 1687, and 7 December of that year Thomas Lincoln junior had administration of his estate.

SAMUEL STACY, SAMUEL STACE, SAMUEL STACIE, or SAMUEL STACEY, or SAMUEL STASY, Salem 1678.

SIMON STACY, SIMON STACE, SIMON STACIE, or SIMON STACEY, or SIMON STASY, Ipswich 1641, a freeman 1668, a Captain, Representative 1685, 6, 9, and 90, died 27 October 1699,

THOMAS STACY, THOMAS STACE, THOMAS STACIE, or THOMAS STACEY, or THOMAS STASY, Ipswich 1648, had William; Thomas; John, born 1658, died young; Joseph, 1661; Simon, 1664,; John, again, 1666; besides Elizabeth, Mary,and Susanna. This is found by Bary; but another

THOMAS STACY, THOMAS STACE, THOMAS STACIE, or THOMAS STACEY, or THOMAS STASY, who married 4 October 1653, Susanna Worcester, who must have been eldest child of Reverend William Worcester, and had Thomas, born 6 July 1654; William 21 April 1656; Rebecca, 7 December 1657; Elizabeth, 10 April 1659; Joseph, 27 June 1660; and Mary, 7 November 1661, Coffin tells of, in his Extract from old Norfolk records of his estate settled in 1692, he says wife Susanna, and children were partaking William, John, Elizabeth, wife of John Woodwell, and Susanna, wife of John Marston junior who was perhaps the miller of Salem in 1679.

WILLIAM STACY, WILLIAM STACE, WILLIAM STACIE, or WILLIAM STACEY, or WILLIAM STASY, Salem 1678, a freeman 1680. He was son of Thomas Stacy, and married 28 November 1677, Priscilla Buckley, had Priscilla, born 10 October following and died next year; William, 21 July 1680, died young; Thomas, 28 March 1682; Sarah, 17 January 1684; William, again, 25 December 1686; Priscilla, again, 3 August 1689, probably died soon; for next is Priscilla, 1 May 1690; and Simon, 1 March 1695.

JOSEPH STAFFORD, Warwick, son probably youngest, of Thomas Stafford, married Sarah Houlden, fourth daughter of Randall Houlden, had three sons and four daughters, certainly for the wills of himself and of his wife give the names of Stukely, Joseph, and John, besides daughters Francis Congdon, Elizabeth Case, Margaret Place, and Sarah Smith.

SAMUEL STAFFORD, Warwick, son of Thomas Stafford of the same, married Mercy Westcott, daughter of Stukely Westcott; had, as in Friend's record at Newport is seen, Stukely, born 7 November 1661; Amos, 8 November 1665; Mercy, 8 July 1668; Sarah, 18 April 1671; and Samuel, 19 November 1673; but other children he had, as named in his will, where the first, third, and fifth of that record are not seen, leaving us the right of conjecture that those were dead before him. Substitutes for them appear in Thomas, the youngest, Patience, wife of Howland, Freelove, wife of Tillinghast, and Elizabeth, wife of Devotion. Amos is called the eldest son and Sarah, eldest daughter named Scranton. Grandchildren too, are found, Mercy Thurbar, and Mary Stafford, claimed the testator's regard. He was often Representative in 1674 and chosen an Assistant and died 20 March 1718, aged 82.

THOMAS STAFFORD, Newport of Portsmouth 1638, said to have been born 1605, and to have come to Plymouth 1626, and to have built there the first mill for grinding corn by water, but this seems very loose, Representative and the Colony record that refer to the first mill after June 1635, do not mention him. He is found at Warwick 1652, among the freeman there 1655, removed I presume to Connecticut whose General Court granted him, 1674, fifty acres; but he had been at New London as early as 1662, and was at Wawrick to end his days 1677. He made his will 4 November 1677, and died soon after. Had Sarah, who married 13 July 1667, and Deborah, who married 9 June 1670, both to Amos Westcott; Samuel; and Joseph. His will names wife Elizabeth, eldest son Thomas, and daughter Hannah, wife of Luke Bromley, besides the others. Claim was asserted by him to be "of the blood of the Stafford," but of who Stafford is less clear, and probably unimportant though he perhaps had a coat of arms.

THOMAS STAFFORD, Warwick, son of the preceding, married 28 December 1671, Jane Dodge, had Thomas and William, but no dates are told, either of their or his own births nor can the father of which be traced.

JAMES STAGPOLE, Dover, had a grant as Mr. Quint tells, 1694, but he says that he was born 1653, meaning, I suppose, in England possibly. This name has become Stackpole.

RICHARD STAINES, Boston 1654, sailmaker, had wife Joice, and children Sarah, born 16 November 1655; Thomas, 16 August 1658; Richard, 3 December 1660; Rebecca, 26 December 1662; and Ann, 29 January 1664; for who in his will of 24 October 1672, probated 1 November following he made provision. The widow married John Hall. Richard was a soldier in Philip's war, at Hatfield 1675.

THOMAS STAIRES, Windsor, named in the will of Reverend Ephraim Hult, October 1644, is probably the name man called SerGeant Staires in the Connecticut record 1638.

EDWARD STAILLION, New London 1650, had, by wife Margaret, Deborah, who married James Avery junior; Sarah, married 9 February 1674, John Edgecombe; and Margaret, married 30 November 1678, Pasco Foote; and by second wife Elizabeth Miller, daughter of George Miller, married 1685, had two children of which one probably was Edward; and in 1693 married third wife Christian, widow of William Chapell, who survived him. This name has singular mutation. It first appears as Stanley, changes to Stallon, Stolion, or Stallion, and subsides, as Caulkins shows, into Sterling.

THOMAS STAMFORD, at Scarborough, or Saco, swore fidelity to Massachusetts 1658.

JOSIAH STANBURY, JOSIAH STANBERRY, or JOSIAH STANBOROUGH, Lynn 1639, removed to Southampton, Long Island, had probably son Josiah, and died there 1659. See Trumbull, Colony record I. 348.

JOSIAH STANBURY, JOSIAH STANBERRY, or JOSIAH STANBOROUGH, Southampton, Long Island, went to New Haven, married 1657, Alse, widow of Thomas Wheeler junior, of New Hampshire and returned to Long Island.

THOMAS STANBURY, THOMAS STANBERRY, or THOMAS STANBOROUGH, Boston, by wife Martha, had Thomas, born 15 October 1642, who as his mother joined our church 29 November 1645, was baptized the day following being Sunday, with John, 2 years and 11 weeks old; but the careless town record says born 15 September 1645. He had, also, Nathan, born 25 December 1646; and Martha, baptized 11 March 1649; and died 27 September 1652. His widow was buried 28 September 1685, says Sewall in his Diary. Yet this is given by my conjecture only, for there was

WILLIAM STANBURY, WILLIAM STANBERRY, or WILLIAM STANBOROUGH of Boston, who had Sarah baptized in right of his wife 1 June 1651, if the record be trusted, who is not in my opinion clear.

JAMES STANCLIFFE, Middletown, had, says Mr. Parsons, between 1686 and 1712, William, Martha, James, Sarah, William, again, and James, again; but no date to either is seen. He died 3 October 1712, and his widow of whose baptized or family name knowledge is not gained, died 30 December following.

JAMES STANCLIFFE, Middletown, son of the preceding, married 8 April 1714, Abigail Bevans, probably daughter of Arthur Bevans, had Abigail; Mary; Martha; Sarah; James; Sibbil; and Benoni, who died 5 March 1727.

WILLIAM STANCLIFFE, Middletown, brother of the preceding, married 30 March 1710, Olive, widow of Jonas Wright, had James, born 30 September 1712. His wife died 7 November 1719, and he married 5 October 1721, Esther Adams of Hartford, had William, 1722; Samuel, 1724; Oliver, 1726; Esther, 1727; Jerusha, 1730; Solomon, 1732; Josiah, 1734; Olive., 1737; and Joseph, 1789, as in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 133.

ALEXANDER STANDISH, Duxbury, eldest son of Captain Miles Standish, married Sarah Alden, daughter of John Alden, had Miles, Ebenezer, born 1672; Lora; Lydia; Mercy; Sarah; Elizabeth, and perhaps David. By second wife Desire Doty, daughter of Edward Doty, who had been widow of Israel Holmes, and first of William Sherman, he had Thomas, in 1687; Desire, 1689; and Ichabod.

JAMES STANDISH, Salem 1638, a freeman 13 May 1640, when the name is written Standige, probably had wife Sarah, and was one of the petitioners 1640 for grants at Jeffery's creek, now Manchester, but of Lynn 1642, and died November 1679.

JOSIAH STANDISH, Duxbury, brother of Alexander Standish, married 19 December 1654, Mary Dingley, daughter perhaps of John Dingley, who was buried 1 July 1665, as was her brother John eight days after; had several children by her and also by second wife Sarah Allen, daughter of Samuel Allen of Braintree, Miles, Josiah, Samuel, Israel, Mary, Lois, Mehitable, Martha, and Mercy, though we can never assign the respective children to each wife, was Lieutenant, Representative 1665 and sixteen years more. He removed about 1686 to Preston, where he died 1690. His widow Sarah and son Miles had administration of his estate. His daughter Mercy married 30 September 1726, Ralph Wheelock, as his second wife and was not mother of Reverend Eleazer, the first President of Dartmouth College (as often Said in books) in as much as he was born more than fifteen years before that marriage and his mother was Ruth Huntington, daughter of the second Christopher Huntington. Equally unsound is the derivation of that more distinguished President Kirkland of Harvard University from the same Mercy (as told in many places), grandmother was Sarah, daughter of Ruth, first wife of the said Ralph, not of the second wife Mercy Standish. See full illustration by Weaver, in Geneal, Reg. XIV. 376.

MILES STANDISH, or MYLES STANDISH, Duxbury, the celebrated Captain of the pilgrims of the Mayflower, was born in Lancashire, being a cadet, it was said, of the old house of Standish, long established with good landed possessions at Dusbury, a town of the parish of Standish in the County close to Wigan, 9 miles From Bolton, and about 20 miles New England of Liverpool. He had been at Leyden some years before the embarked 1620, but we are ignorant whether he had children at that time, though certain that he brought nobody, besides wife Rose, who died 29 January one month after the landing. His next wife Barbara, came in the Ann 1623, and was probably the mother of some that were dead and of all his children as named in his will of 7 March 1656, Alexander, Miles, Josiah, and Charles, besides daughter Lora. Of these last two, we know nothing, and if indulged in conjecture we might assume only, that both were old enough to have been noticed in the ensuing days. He was constantly engaged in public service and for 19 years was an assistant and had a mission ot London in 1625, where he could effect little on account of the raging of the plague, and early in the spring following he came back. Of his character, who partook, in no small degree, of the ancient heroic, Belknap in American Biographies furnishes excellent illustration and just anaysis. He died 3 October 1656. A copy of his will and inventory may be seen in Genealogical Registrar V. 335-8.

MILES STANDISH, Boston, son of the preceding, married 19 July 1660, Sarah Winslow, daughter of John Winslow, had no children, and died on a voyage to London, the ship never heard of. His widow married 1665, Tobias Paine, and last Richard Middlecot, who she survived.

THOMAS STANDISH, Wethersfield, a soldier in the Pequot war 1637, had grant of land on that account 1671, is on the list of a freeman 169, and his daughter Eunice Standish married 7 December 1693, Nathaniel Stoddard. He died 1692, aged 80, and Susanna, his wife died the same year aged 68. Perhaps she was second wife but probably mother of Eunice. He had, also, son Thomas, and perhaps more children.

DANIEL STANDLAKE, Scituate 1636, buried 7 May 1638, leaving only son Richard and a daughter. Probably he died suddenly, for his will was nuncupative. See Genealogical Registrar IV. 36 His daughter died next year.

RICHARD STANDLAKE, Scituate, only son of Daniel Standlake, married 1677, Lydia, widow of Jeremiah Barstow. Deane says the name has become Stanley, probably by degregation.

ROBERT STANDY, a passenger from London 1635, aged 22, in the Elizabeth and Ann, whose setting down is unknown.

ROBERT STANFORD, Marshfield, married 22 January 1680 widow Mary Williamson, had, perhaps, been of Scituate 1670, and at Marshfield had Robert, born 1693, and probably others.

JONATHAN STANHOPE, JONATHAN STANAPE, or JONATHAN STANUP, Sudbury, married at Charlestown, 16 April 1656, Susanna Ayer, had Jonathan, born 2 February following; Sarah, 25 March 1658; Hannah; Joseph, 13 September 1662; Jemima, 1665; Mary, 1667; and Rebecca, 1670; and he died 25 October 1702, aged 70.

JONATHAN STANHOPE, JONATHAN STANAPE, or JONATHAN STANUP, Sudbury, son of the preceding, married 11 May 1674, Sarah Griffin, had Isaac, born 1675; and Jonathan, died young.

JOSEPH STANHOPE, JOSEPH STANAPE, or JOSEPH STANUP, Sudbury, brother of the preceding, married 1 January 1685, Hannah Bradish, probably daughter of Joseph Bradish, had Susanna, born 1685; Jonathan, 1687; Jemima, 1691; and Isaac, 1696.

ANTHONY STANIELL, ANTHONY STANIARD, or ANTHONY STONIARD, who I presume is called Stannion, a glover, passenger in the Planter from London 1635, was of Exeter 1644, one of so much distinction as to be empowered by the General Court of Massachusetts next year to decide small controversies.

JOHN STANIFORD, or JOHN STANIFORTH, Ipswich, married before 1680, Margaret Harris, daughter of Thomas Harris, had probably children for the name was long known there.

THOMAS STANIFORD, or THOMAS STANIFORTH, Concord 1644, of whom I have nothing, except a suggestion on Farmer's interleaving copy, that he may have been at Casco 1658.

THOMAS STANIFORD, or THOMAS STANIFORTH, Charlestown, had David, Richard, Rebecca, and Elizabeth, all baptized 19 August 1688, when he entered into convenant with that church and is style "the blind man," who was sufficiently described at the time, it may be, though for our distant day, it would have been equally good, had we got the name of the mother of those children the ages were 8, 5, 2, and 1; and after he had baptized Samuel, 8 June 1690; and Martha, 26 February 1693. Perhaps this was the same as Stanford, for so Morton, the minister of Charlestown, wrote it, but as he was lately coming from England, it is uncertain widow Sarah Staniford died at Charletown 11 December 1707.

CALEB STANLEY, or CALEB STANDLEY, Hartford, son of Timothy Stanley, eldest that lived to adult years, a freeman 1665, was Sergeant 1669, and a Captain in later years, married about 1665, Hannah Cowles, daughter of John Cowles, by whom was born Hannah, 13 October 1666; Elizabeth, 24 October 1669, who married William Pitkin the second. He had also Caleb, 6 September 1674. His wife died 4 or 7 February 1690, aged 44; and he married 24 September following Sarah, widow of Zechary Long of Charestown, and had Ann and Mary, twins born 14 June 1692, of who Mary died young; Abigail, 24 February 1695; and Ruth, 1 July 1696. His wife died 30 August 1698, aged 44; and he married 1699, Lydia Wilson. He was made an Assistant 1691, as Farmer in MS says; and he died 5 May 1718, aged 76. His will of March 1716, names wife Lydia, four daughters, and four children of his son Caleb, who was deceased, and Roger Pitkins, husband of his daughter Hannah, deceased.

CHRISTOPHER STANLEY, or CHRISTOPHER STANDLEY, Boston, came in the Elizabeth and Ann, from London 1635, aged 21, with wife Susanna, 31, joined our church 16 May 1641, and was administered a freeman 2 June following. He is called taylor, who in my opinion means a member of the great Company of Merchant Taylors of London; was a Captain, and died early in 1646, leaving good estate to his widow, besides several legacies and devises, but names no children. Of his will 27 March in that year, abstract is in Genealogical Registrar IV. 52, and therein it appears not to have been brought to probate until 29 January 1650. His widow married William Phillips, and 10 September 1650, with assent of her new husband made her will of the estate that came from Stanley probated 2 August 1655. See Phillips, or a larger abstract in Genealogical Registrar V. 447.

GEORGE STANLEY, or GEORGE STANDLEY, perhaps of Beverly, married about 1680, Bethia Lovett, perhaps daughter of John Lovett.

JOHN STANLEY, or JOHN STANDLEY, brother of Thomas Stanley, died on his passage to New England in 1634, leaving three children of who the youngest was dead before the order of General Court in 3 March 1635 as to disposition of his goods and chattels, the whole being of the value of £116, £58 to each. See Collection record I. 134. The others, John and Ruth, were severally committed to uncles Thomas and Timothy. Ruth married 5 December 1645, Isaac Moore of Farmington.

JOHN STANLEY, or JOHN STANDLEY, Farmington, son of the preceding, born in England, brought in 1634, by his father who died on the passage, married 5 and 15 December 1645; Sarah Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott, had John, born 3 November 1647, at Hartford; Thomas, 1 November 1649; Sarah, 18 February 1652; Timothy, 17 March 1654; Elizabeth, 1, baptized 5 April 1657, died young; Isaac, 22 September 1660; all at Farmington. His wife died 26 June 1661; and he married 20 April 1663, Sarah Fletcher, daughter of John Fletcher of Milford, and had Abigail, 25 July, baptized 1 August 1669; and Elizabeth, born 28 November 1672; was a freeman 1665, a Lieutenant and Captain in Philip's war in active service up the river, many years Representative says Porter, died 19 December 1705, having made his will April preceding, in which he names all the sons and daughters: Sarah, wife of Joseph Gaylord of Windsor; Abigail, wife of John Hooker; and Elizabeth, wife of Jon Wadsworth the second. The widow died 15 May 1713.

JOHN STANLEY, or JOHN STANDLEY, Waterbury, son of the preceding, married 1669 Esther Newell, daughter of Thomas Newell of Farmington, had Esther, born 2 December 1672; and John, 9 April 1675, who died next year, both baptized at Farmington (where he had married); Samuel, 1677; Nathaniel, 1679; John, again, baptized not (as in Genealogical Registrar XII. 38) 25 May, which was Thursday, but 28 May 1682; Thomas, 25 May 1684; Sarah, 4 July 1686; and Timothy, born 1689, baptized 11 May 1690; was Representative 1690 and 3, but removed to Farmington about 1696; and died 23 May 1718.

NATHANIEL STANLEY, or NATHANIEL STANDLEY, Hartford, only son of Thomas Stanley of the same, married 2 June 1659, Sarah Bosey, daughter of James Bosey, had Nathaniel, born 5 June 1664, at Hadley, died young; Sarah, 24 August 1669, at Hartford, died at 20 years; Joseph, 20 February 1672, died young; Hannah, 30 September 1674, died at seven years; Mary, 8 October 1677; Susanna, 13 April 1681, died at two years; and Nathaniel again, 9 July 1683, who died 1755; and Sarah, 28 November 1689. He was a freeman 1669, or earlier, Representative 1678 to 89, then an Assistant to his death 14 November 1712, in 74th year. His will, made three days before, names wife Sarah, and the two children Nathaniel and Mary, wife of Nathaniel Hooker, who had been betrothed to his brother Roger Stanley, deceased. The widow married 8 December 1713, John Austin.

ONESIPHORUS STANLEY, or ONESIPHORUS STANDLEY, Roxbury, was of Moseley's Company in December 1675.

SAMUEL STANLEY, or SAMUEL STANDLEY, Topsfield 1661, perhaps son of Matthew Stanley, was a freeman 1690.

THOMAS STANLEY, or THOMAS STANDLEY, Lynn, a freeman 4 March 1635, and Representative in September following, perhaps of artillery company 1640; but I think a few days after, another

THOMAS STANLEY, or THOMAS STANDLEY of more consequence, brother of the first John Stanley and Timothy Stanley, is found on the record of London custom house aged 16, as Mr. Drake copied the figure in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 307, precisely like mine in 3 Massachusetts history Collection VIII. 257; and the spelling of the surname is Stansley, as shown in the Index of that series of the Massachusetts history Collection but in the Index of Genealogical Registrar volume it is altered to Stanley, and so justifies the construction I had many years since given. He embarked in the Planter 1635, for New England from that port, and was among the first settlers of Hartford 1636, had Nathaniel, born 1638, and three daughters removed 1659 to Hadley, died 30 Jan 1663. Of his daughters Hannah married Samuel Porter; Mary married John Porter; and Sarah married John Wadsworth. His widow Bennet married Gregory Wilterton as his second wife the same year, and died the next, aged 55.

THOMAS STANLEY, or THOMAS STANDLEY, Farmington, probably son of John Stanley of the same, had late in life, married May 1690, Ann Peck, daughter of Reverend Jeremiah Peck, and had Thomas, born 31 October 1696; and Ann, 14 May 1699; and he died 14 April 1713. His widow died 23 May 1718.

TIMOTHY STANLEY, or TIMOTHY STANDLEY, Cambridge, brother of the first John Stanley, came to New England in May 1634, with wife Elizabeth and son Timothy, born January 1633, and as his mother testified not weaned on their passage, but he died soon; a freeman 4 March 1635, removed to Hartford, an original proprietor and there died in October 1648, his inventory in Trumbull, Colony record I. 489 having that date. The estate was distributed in December following but his elder son Caleb was then minor, and of the other Isaac I hear nothing, but that he was born 10 March 1648, and died 22 September 1671 at Hadley. Of the daughters one, Lois, born probably 23 August 1645, married Thomas Porter; Abigail married 1661, Samuel Cowles; and Elizabeth married Mark Sension. His widow married Andrew Bacon.

TIMOTHY STANLEY, or TIMOTHY STANDLEY, Farmington 1687, removed to Waterbury, was son of Captain John Stanley, married 1676 Mary Strong, daughter of John Strong, Representative 1694, and often after, had no children but gave his property to Thomas Clark, died 12 November 1728, and his wife Mary died six years before. The name was commonly in early days written with d in the first syllable and more recently is not; as in the catalogue of Yale College in 1852 is found the list of ten graduates Stanley.

JOSEPH STANNARD, or JOSEPH STANARD, Haddam, an early settler. Field, 67. See Stonard.

JOHN STANTLEY, came in the Abigail from London 1635, aged 34; but where he sat down, or anything else about him, is unknown.

DANIEL STANTON, Stonington, son of the first Thomas Stanton, may first have lived at Westerly 1669, by wife Elizabeth had, as the record of Friends at Newport shows, Elizabeth, born 20 June 1676; Martha, 3 June 1678; Sarah, 27 February 1680; Daniel, 19 April 1683; and Ruth, 8 April 1687; married probably in Barbados, there died leaving widow and one child.

JOHN STANTON, Stonington, son of Thomas Stanton the first, was wished by the Connecticut Government to be educated for an Indian interpreter and teacher, and sent by his father to Harvard College 1661, but not long enough studied there to partake in the honors. He probably learned more by practice and experience of acquainting with the unletterd natives; was a freeman 1666, lived at Stonington 1670-9, probably had son of the same name, as he was called senior, a Captain in Philip's war, and much employed in everything relative to the Indians. By wife Hannah, he had John, born 22 May 1665; Joseph, 22 January 1668; Thomas, April 1670; Ann, 1 October 1673; Theophilus, 16 January 1676; and Dorothy, who died 28 April 1699.

JOHN STANTON, probably son of Robert Stanton of Newport, had by Mary Harndel, daughter of John Harndel of Newport, Robert, born 4 May 1667; Benjamin; Mary, 4 June 1668; and Hannah, 7 November 1670, as in the will of their grandfather 9 February 1685, may be seen; besides these, Patience, born 10 September 1672; Joseph; John, 22 April 1674; and Content, 20 December 1675; who may all have been dead when the will was made. He was Representative 1690; and died 3 October 1713, at the age of 72.

JOSEPH STANTON, Stonington, younger brother of the preceding, was yet old enough to be propounded for a freeman 1669, may be, though not probably that son-in-law of William Mead of Roxbury, in whose will of 1683 he is named "though undutiful," for we can hardly doubt, that our Stonington man had some years before married Hannah Lord, or even third wife a Prentice. But no children is given him.

ROBERT STANTON, Newport, administered an inhabitant early in 1639, on the freeman's list 1655, by wife Avis, had John born August 1645. He was perhaps brother of the elder Thomas Stanton, yet we must not be too confident, for Farmer mentioned a

ROBERT STANTON of Dorchester who as I find had Thomas, and whose daughter Prudence was born 14 June 1659; but he was of town's poor 1689.

ROBERT STANTON, son of the first Thomas Stanton, his youngest, but one, the church member of 1677, was the youthful soldier, 1676, to who the Indians captured prince Nanunteno made reproachful. answer as Hubbard tells. He died 25 October 1724, aged 70, had Robert Stanton, born 7 December 1689. Harvard College 1712. But other children before and after he had, as he married 12 September 1677, Joanna Gardner, and issue were Joann, born 5 January 1679; Lucy, 16 September 1681; Ann, 126 October 1684; Mary, 3 February 1687; Thomas 9 January 1693; Lucy, again, 3 May 1696; and Gardner, 27 May 1701.

SAMUEL STANTON, Stonington, younger child of the first Thomas Stanton, married 15 June 1680, Borrodel Denison, daughter of Captain George Denison, had Samuel, born 16 June 1683; Daniel, 4 November 1685; and Ann, 2 July 1688.

THOMAS STANTON, Stonington, came from Virginia, whither, in 1635, he had gone from London, at the age of 20, was one of the original proprietors of Hartford, and there resided many years for it is thought that all of his nine children were born at that place; yet with a traveller's spirit learned the language of the Indians and so was of prime importance as an interpreter. He seems to have shown his ability first in this kind 1637, when Stoughton, in his advice of August on the first expedition mentioned his service. Perhaps about 1658 he settled at Stonington with wife Ann Lord, daughter of Thomas Lord the first, by who as is inferred by Miss Caulkins, after diligent inquiry he had Thomas, born probably 1639; John, 1641; Hannah; Mary; Joseph, baptized 21 March 1647; Daniel, or David; Dorothy, 1652; Robert, 1653; Samuel, and Sarah, about 1655. Hannah married 20 November 1662, Nehemiah Palmer; Mary married 17 November 1664, though in another page Caulkins says 1662, Samuel Rogers; Dorothy married 11 September 1674, Reverend James Noyes, and died 19 January 1742, aged 90; Sarah married first Thomas Prentice, and next, Captain William Denison, and died 1713, aged 59. He was Representative 1666, and after the chief inhabitant active in the foundation of church 3 June 1674, and obtained ordination of Reverend Mr. Noyes in September following his name being first, and that of Thomas junior sixth, and of addition to the church in 1675, is second name of Mrs. Ann his wife who died 1688. He died 1678, his will being probated In June of that year

THOMAS STANTON, Stonington, eldest son of the preceding, had shown before the removal of this father from Hartford such an aptitude for the language of the Indians as to be desired 1654, by the Commissioners of the United Colony of New England from his father with younger brother John to be employed in the public service. By training up at Harvard College for interpreter and several years the Colony made grant of money, and lands to the father for the benefit of him and them. See Haz. II. 322. He had by wife Sarah Denison, eldest daughter of Captain George Denison, other children Dorothy, Sarah, Mary, William, and Samuel; though instead of William, one account gives Ann; besides Thomas, probably eldest, who died at age of 18 in 1683; but the father died 1718, aged 80.

JOHN STANWOOD, or JOHN STANINWOOD, Gloucester, son of the first Philip Stanwood, married 9 December 1680, Lydia Butler, whose father is not known, had John, born 26 September 1681; Jonathan; James; and six other children and died 25 January 1706. Babson thinks two of those sons were settlers at Falmouth.

JONATHAN STANWOOD, or JONATHAN STANINWOOD, Gloucester, brother of the preceding, probably youngest, married 17 December 1688, Mary Nichols, and had ten children of who Ebenezer, David, and Nehemiah, are all that Babson mentioned.

PHILIP STANWOOD, or PHILIP STANINWOOD, Gloucester, by wife Jane, had Philip; John, born 1653; Jane, 1655; Samuel, 5 January 1658; Jonathan, 29 March 1661; Naomi, 20 April 1664; Ruth, 10 March 1667; and Hannah, 16 September 1670. He died 7 August 1672, and his widow married 12 September 1673, John Pearce, as his second wife, and died 18 August 1706. His sons Philip, John, and Samuel had grants of land for service in Indian wars before 1679.

PHILIP STANWOOD, or PHILIP STANINWOOD, Gloucester, son of the preceding, married 22 November 1677, Mary Blackwell, who died 3 January 1679; and he married 30 October 1683, Esther Bray, daughter of Thomas Bray, and had Philip, born 1690; and other children David, both of whom married and had families.

SAMUEL STANWOOD, or SAMUEL STANINWOOD, Gloucester, brother of the preceding, married 16 November 1686, Hannah, whose surname Babson saw not, had before 1695 five children of whom only Ebenezer is named, and in that year he removed to Amesbury.

ANTHONY STANYAN, ANTHONY STANNYAN, ANTHONY STANIAN, or ANTHONY STANION, Boston, had been of Exeter, by wife Mary, says our town record, had John, born 16, baptized 24 July 1642, our church record shows that he was member of the church of Exeter, and thither he soon went back, had there Mary, who married 10 January 1666, John Pickering junior and perhaps more there or at Hampton, where he was in 1654, married second wife 1 January 1656, Ann, widow of William Partridge. of Salisbury, and took the oath of allegiance 1678. In his MS Farmer says he was a freeman 1644, who does not mean of Massachusetts but of Exeter where he was town clerk 1647, and Representative of Hampton in 1654.

JOHN STANYAN, JOHN STANNYAN, JOHN STANIAN, or JOHN STANION, Hampton, son of the preceding, married 17 December 1663, Mary Bradbury, daughter of Thomas Bradbury of Salisbury. Descendants are found in New Hampshire.

ABRAHAM STAPLES, or ABRAHAM STAPLE, Weymouth, married 17 September 1660, Mary Randall, daughter of Robert Randall of the same, removed soon after and probably was one of the first settlers of Mendon 1663. His widow is named in the will of her father 27 March 1691.

ABRAHAM STAPLES, or ABRAHAM STAPLE, Dorchester 1658, removed to Weymouth 1660, thence to Mendon, was a freeman 1673, by wife Hannah, had Ephraim, born 2 September 1678; and Mary, 8 February 1681; by wife Mary, had Benjamin, 27 December 1682; and Hannah, 13 May 1686; but by a third wife Mehitable, perhaps, he had Mehitable, 19 December 1689, died soon; Mehitable, again, 20 May 1692; Isaac, 10 June 1699; Abraham, 12 April 1702, and Abraham, again, 3 April 1706. If it be objective that these three wives having children seem too much for one man's felicity, conjecture may be indulged that the husband of the last wife may have been son of the former Abraham.

JEFFREY STAPLES, or JEFFREY STAPLE, Weymouth, had Martha, who was buried 17 February 1640.

JOHN STAPLES, or JOHN STAPLE, Weymouth, a freeman 1648, had Rebecca, born 27 November 1639, and Joseph, 19 February 1642. Farmer names also, Increase, of which no other report is found. But probably he had, also, John; and died in 1658, or before. I guess the name of his wife was Margery, for a deed of two parcels of land in Weymouth 10 January 1659 is found in our volume III of the registry conveyance to James Priest of Weymouth by Margery Staples, widow of Weymouth.

JOHN STAPLES, or JOHN STAPLE, Weymouth, probably son of the preceding, by wife Sarah, had John, born 3 November 1672; and Thomas, 19 April 1674; and perhaps he removed across the brook that divided Weymouth from Braintree, where one John died 30 August 1692, and another John died 5 November 1700.

JOSEPH STAPLES, or JOSEPH STAPLE, Taunton, probably son of John Staples the first of Weymouth, had John, born 28 January 1671; Amy or Ann, 13 April 1674; Mary. 26 January 1678; Joseph, 12 March 1680; Hannah, 17 May 1682; and Nathaniel, 22 March 1685.

SAMUEL STAPLES, or SAMUEL STAPLE, Braintree, married 30 August 1652, Mary Coles, had Mary, born 24 September 1655; Rachel, 31 October 1657; and Sarah, 10 July 1660.

THOMAS STAPLES, or THOMAS STAPLE, Fairfield 1645, is on a freeman's list 1669. He had by wife Mary, Thomas; Mary, who married Josiah Harvey; another daughter married John Beach; Mehitable; and John; but the order of succession is not known. He died before 1688; was a man of importance and spirit enough to prosecute Deputy Governor Ludlow, not long before his removal to Virginia for defamation in reporting that the wives of Staples was a witch. The trial for satisfaction of both parties was in the neighboring Colony of New Haven, where the Court wisely held, "that there was no proof that goodwife Staples was a witch," mulct. Ludlow to pay £10 to the husband for reparation of his wife's name, and £5 for his trouble and cost. Happily in a later day the New Haven Colony passed unharmed by the doleful delusion spread in Massachusetts by rampant vanity and insane apprehension. Four of this name had, in 1834, been graduates at Yale, and three at some other New England Colleges says Farmer.

SAMUEL STAPLETON, Newport, came from London, having married Mary White of Newport Pagnel, County Bucks, and here had Mary, born 7 February 1679; Ann, 20 January 1680; Mary and Elizabeth, twins 7 June 1681; and Samuel, 28 September 1682.

BENJAMIN STAR, or BENJAMIN STARR, New Haven, may have been son of Thomas Star of Charlestown, perhaps of New Hampshire 1673, married 23 December 1675, Elizabeth Allerton, daughter of the second Isaac Allerton, had Allerton, born 6 January 1677. He died 1678, and his widow married 22 July 1679, Simon Eyre the third.

COMFORT STAR, or COMFORT STARR, Cambridge, surgeon, or physician, of Ashford in County Kent, came in the Hercules 1635, from Sandwich, with three children and three servants and probably wife Elizabeth, perhaps had one or more children in the country; was of Duxbury 1638, or by diffusion Representative 1642, thence to Boston after 1643, and his wife died 25 June 1658, aged 63. He died 2 January 1660, and left son John executor of his will made 22 April 1659, probated 2 February following. In it, besides to John and his three children, he gives to five daughters of daughter Maynard deceased £10 each as they come to 16 years of age; to the children of son Thomas deceased £10 apiece, as they come to 18 years of age, as also to the four youngest of them an additional legacy; to his grandchildren Simon Eyre £6 per annum until he came to 18 years to help him to learning in the tongues, etc., to daughter Elizabeth Ferniside, wife of John Ferniside, a residence devised to be divided between her three children, to daughter Hannah, if she would come to New England such a piece of plate, but all his debts in Old England and £50 out of his rents in Ashford, or as he spelt it, Eshitisford, to son Comfort, and his heirs, the house and land at Ashford; and to daughter Elizabeth the land on which her present dwelling house is built, from the highway back to the mill pond, and to his daughter-in-law, widow of Thomas. Of this will Mr. Trask has published much larger abstract than mine, in Genealogical Registrar IX. 223, 4.

COMFORT STAR, or COMFORT STARR, Boston, son of the first Comfort, brought by his father from England where he was born about 1624, educated at Harvard College where he took his A.B. 1647, in the Catalogue called Consolantius, is one of the five fellows named in the Charter of Harvard College in 1650, and soon went home, and was beneficiary at Carlisle, County Cumberland, and from that lived ejected by the Act of Uniformity 1662, returned to a preacher station at Lewes, County Sussex, where he died says Calamy, 1711.

COMFORT STAR, or COMFORT STARR, Middletown, son of Thomas Star of Charlestown, married Rachel Harris, had Comfort, born 1670; Mary, 1672; Hannah, 24 March 1674; Joseph, 1676; Benjamin, 1679; Rachel, 1681; Thomas, 1684; and Daniel, 1689; Hinman, 239, making his widow Mary, when he died 18 October 1693. But I judge, that he was first of Boston, here by wife Mary Weld, probably daughter of Joseph Weld, as more exactly our records show, before his removal had Comfort, born 15 November 1666; Joseph, 7 March 1668, perhaps died soon; Mary, 14 March 1669, died soon; and Mary, again, 18 January 1672. Of course this Comfort of Boston might be thought a different man from him of Middletown; yet he could hardly be that Comfort, the graduate of Harvard. But he may, in spite of Hinman, well be the Middletown man.

COMFORT STAR, or COMFORT STARR, Dedham, probably son of John Star of Bosotn, married Mary Stone, daughter of the second Simon Stone of Watertown, had a child baptized 20 February 1687; Lydia, 7 June 1688; and Hannah, 6 July 1690; all at Watertown, as Bond, in history 585, corrected on page 951, exhibits.

ELEAZER STAR, or ELEAZER STARR, Boston 1664, cooper, son of the second John Star, by wfe Martha, had Abigail, born 26 November 1681; Joseph, 26 August 1687; and Benjamin, 7 March 1692. Of the earlier wife and a daughter that Winsor names, I find no trace.

JOHN STAR, or JOHN STARR, Boston, son of the first Comfort Star, probably born in England, had, says Winsor, been at Duxbury 1643, and Bridgewater 1645, by wife Martha, had Comfort, born 4 February 1662; John, 7 December 1664; Comfort, again, 15 November 1666; and Benjamin, 19 August 1667, probably removed; may have had others earlier, and another

JOHN STAR, or JOHN STARR, of Boston, housewright, died in the winter of 1703-4, and administration of his small estate was in January 1704, given to his son Eleazer, and I know no more of him.

JOSIAH STAR, or JOSIAH STARR, Danbury, son of Thomas Star the second, probably the youngest, had, says Hinman, Benjamin and Comfort.

ROBERT STAR, or ROBERT STARR, Salem, married 24 November 1650, Susanna Hollingsworth, daughter of the first Richard Hollingsworth, had Robert, Richard, and Susanna; and his wife died 17 May 1665; was a sea captain, married 30 December 1669, Mary Conklin, had Mary, born 9 October 1670; Sarah and Hannah, twins 22 June 1673; and another child; was killed by the Indians in Philip's war, may have been son of William Star of Lynn, and his inventory was probated at Essex Probate Court on 24 June 1679. His son Robert died in two years.

SAMUEL STAR, or SAMUEL STARR, New London 1663, married 23 December 1664, Hannah Brewster, daughter of Jonathan Brewster, had Samuel, born 11 December 1665; Thomas, 27 September 1668; Comfort, baptized August 1671; Jonathan, 1674; and Benjamin, 1679. Miss Caulkins, with good reason, thinks him eldest son of Thomas Star, and that he died early in 1688, for his widow executed a deed 2 February of that year. He probably is that kinsman, to who his grandfather gave the "Book of Martyrs." His sons Thomas, Jonathan, and Benjamin continued the name at New London and Norwich. The progeny of Jonathan have been not for longevity.

THOMAS STAR, or THOMAS STARR, Boston, younger brother of the first Comfort Star, a surgeon, had come probably soon after 1636, from Canterbury, County Kent, and brought wife Susan, and one child, served as our Colony record shows, in the Pequot war, 1637, and died perhaps 1640, for in March 1641, his wife Susan had grant of Administration by our General Court

THOMAS STAR, or THOMAS STARR, Duxbury 1639, son of the first Comfort Star, born in England, had served in the Pequot war, and removed early from Duxbury and lived at Scituate, where his son Comfort was born in 1644, and Elizabeth in 1646; but removed again to Yarmouth, where he had formerly been, for he was there fined with others, as a scoffer at religion [Felt, Eccles, history I. 496], and there had Benjamin, 6 February 1648; and Jehosaphat, 12 January 1650. By his profession it was difficult to live in so small towns, and he removed to Charlestown, there was clerk of the writs 1654, in which year his daughter Constant died, and William was born who died 13 December 1657; Josiah had been 1 September before that, by wife Rachel, as the record of Charlestown tells; and he was a householder, with small income, 1658, and died in this year 26 October leaving wife Rachel. Neither he nor his wife was members of the church. Winsor says rightly that he died before his father while Thacher, whose Med. Biog. had many similar errors extends his life to 1670. Grant of 400 acres to his desolate widow and eight small children will be found in volume IV part I page 355 of our Colony record.

WILLIAM STAR, or WILLIAM STARR, Lynn, died 5 February 1666, and administration was given to Robert Star on 12 of same month, but the record titles him late sojourner in Boston, of Devonshire who departed this life on his going to Salem on 6th instant. Fifteen of this name had, says Farmer, MS been graduates in 1834, at the New England Colleges of which eight were of Yale alone, and four of Harvard,

THOMAS STARBOARD, or THOMAS STARBIRD, perhaps of Dover, married 4 January 1688, Abigail Dam, who may have been daughter of John Dam, had Jethro, born 28 August 1689; Thomas, 19 October 1691; Agnes, 4 October 1693; Abigail, 29 September 1695; Elizabeth, 15 February 1699; John, 10 March 1701; and Samuel, 22 April 1704.

EDWARD STARBUCK, Dover 1640, came from Derbyshire as is said, married Eunice Reynolds or Catharine Reynolds, said to be from Wales, had sons Nathaniel, born 1636, and Jethro, daughters Sarah, Abigail, and Esther, besides Dorcas, who went to Nantucket, and married William Gayer; was Elder of the church, Representative 1643, and removed with his children 1660, after having been prosecuted for his religion 1648, as a Baptist and in short course became a Quaker. He was long happy at the new settlement in which he was the chief promoter, about 1660, of Nantucket, and died by one report, 12 June 1690, in 86th year or by another with the same numbers interchanged 4 February 1691, aged 86. Sarah married at Dover first William Story, who died about 1658; next Joseph Austin, who died about 1663; and, third, married as his second wife Humphrey Varney; Abigail married Peter Coffin; and his youngest daughter Esther married Humphrey Varney.

JETHRO STARBUCK, Nantucket, son of the preceding, died 27 May 1663, by a cart running over him; but whether he had been married or what was his age, are unknown.

JETHRO STARBUCK. Nantucket, son of Nathaniel Starbuck, married 6 December 1694, his cousin Dorcas Gayer, daughter of William Gayer.

NATHANIEL STARBUCK, Nantucket, son of Edward Starbuck, born probably in England, had sold to Peter Coffin in 1661 his estate at Dover, and removed to Nantucket probably with his father. Married Mary Coffin, daughter of Tristram Coffin, a woman of superior power of mind, who died 13 November 1717, aged 72; and he died 6 August 1719. They had Mary, born 30 March 1663, called the first born at Nantucket.; Elizabeth, 9 September 1665; Nathaniel, 9 August 1668; Jethro, 14 December 1671; Barnabas; Eunice, 11 April 1674; Priscilla, 1676; Hepzibah, 2 or 7 April 1680; Ann; and Paul. Mary married James Gardner; Elizabeth married 15 August 1682, Peter Coffin junior and next, Nathaniel Barker; Eunice married George Gardner, and is said to have died 26 October 1772; and Hepzibah married Thomas Hathaway.

ARRON STARKE, or ARRON START, Hartford 1639, or Windsor 1643, an unpromising youth, subjected by sentence of Court to whipping, removed to New London 1655, near Stonington, a freeman 1669; died as, 1685, leaving sons Aaron, John, William, and had daughters who married John Fish and Josiah Haynes.

JOHN STARKE, or JOHN START, Boston, "Scottish-man, servant to Lieutenant William Hudson, died 22 May 1652;" was one of the unhappy prisoners, probably taken on the bloody field of Dunbar, 3 September 1650, sent over here next year to be sold for such a term of years that left no hope to the suffered.

ROBERT STARKE, or ROBERT START, Concord, died 1646. See Genealogical Registrar VIII. 57.

GEORGE STARKEY, Harvard College 1646, may have been of Lynn, or Malden, but very little ground in favor of either is discernable. Nor is any knowledge likely to be got, other than of his death in London, September 1665, where he had bestowed his service during the terrible plague, having made himself acquainted with medicine, as is related in the letters of Allin, the reverend graduate of 1643. For the credit of the new-born Harvard College at Cambridge in New England the metropolis of their native land in its most dismal visitation was indebted to a graduate of its second year and to another of its fifth year of bestowing such honors, when the time-honored university, so many thousand miles nearer, perhaps, gave far less contribition of educative skill to her relief.

JOHN STARKWEATHER, Ipswich 1684, son of Robert Starkweather, had wife Ann, and children John, born 16 September 1680; Robert, 12 November 1684; and Richard, 25 December 12686. All these children were of Stonington 1705, and in that town or neighborhood married and perpetuated the name. His son John Starkweather was grandfather of the late Honorable Ezra Starkweather of Worthington, one of the most valuable men in Hampshire.

ROBERT STARKWEATHER, Roxbury, had wife Jennet, a member of the church, and children Elizabeth, baptized 23 July 1643; Lydia, 23 June 1644; John 1646; Deborah, 27 August 1648; he sold his estate at Roxbury and removed to Ipswich 1651, there died 1674, and 4 November of that year, his widow had administration. By tradition four other children are mentioned but not named,

WILLIAM STARLING, or WILLIAM STERLING, a freeman 1681, lived at Harverhill 1677, married Ann, widow of the second John Neal, perhaps as second or third wife and removed to Lyme.

EDWARD START, York 1655, in Farmer's MS by me presumed to be that freeman of 1652, called Stirt. He died 19 May 1671, leaving several children of who only Thomas is named and widow Willmott, who married William Roanes.

CHARLES STEARNS, Watertown, a freeman 1646, bought 1648, estate of Edward Lamb, by wife Hannah, had Samuel, born 2 June 1650. His wife died July 1651, and he married 22 June 1654, Rebecca Gibson, daughter of John Gibson of Cambridge, had Shubael, 20 September 1655; John, 24 January 1657; both at Cambridge but at Watertown Issac, Charles, Rebecca, and Martha; soon after 1681 was of Lynn, there died before 1695. His son Charles died in the army before his father. Rebecca married 25 January 1693, Thomas Stearns; and Martha married a Hutchinson.

ISAAC STEARNS, Watertown 1630, came probably with Sir Richard Saltonstall in the fleet, was administered a freeman 18 May of next year though he may have been drawn thither as much by regard for Winthrop, since he was not a distinguished neighbor of the Governor in their native land. He was of Neyland, County Suffolk where his two eldest children were baptized; Mary, 6 January 1627; and Ann, 5 October 1628. Here by wife Mary (though Dr. Cogswell in Genealogical Registrar I. 43, calls Sarah mother of John) had John, born perhaps the fist year; Isaac, 6 January 1633; Sarah, 22 September 1635; though this by Pulsifer in Genealogical Registrar VII. 159 is given careless, as children of Isaac and married Storie; Samuel, 24 April 1638; Elizabeth; and Abigail. He died 19 June 1671, and his will 14 of that month provides for wife Mary, for children of his son John; for the children of his daughter Mary, deceased, besides special remembrance of Isaac and Mary; for the children of daughters Sarah, Elizabeth and Abigail. Mentioned his kinsman Charles Sterarns and makes his one son Isaac, and Samuel executors. His widow died 2 April 1677, probably he is the ancestor of nearly all of his named several thousand in number, in Massachusetts. But surely Farmer should have qualified his universality. He was on the first jury that tried civil cause in New England when large damages were given against Endicott for assault on Thomas Dexter in May 1631. His daughter Mary married 9 July 1646, Isaac Learned, and died before her father. Ann married 25 December 1650, Henry Freeman; Sarah married 7 June 1655, Deacon Samuel Stone; Elizabeth married 13 Aprl. 1664, Samuel Manning; and Abigail married 27 April 1666, Deacon John Morse.

ISAAC STEARNS, Cambridge, son of the preceding, lived in that part, called the Farms now Lexington, married 24 June 1660, Sarah Beers, daughter of Captain Richard Beers, had Sarah, born 14 January 1662; Mary, 8 October 1663; Isaac 26 August 1665; Samuel, 11 January 1668; Abigail; and John, 1675; and died 2 August 1676. His widow married 23 July 1677, Thomas Wheeler; of daughters: Sarah married 27 December 1678, John Wheeler; Mary married 1 January 1694, John Cutler; and Abigail married 29 November 1692, Samuel Hartwell.

ISAAC STEARNS, Salem, son of Charles Stearns, by wife Hannah, had Rebecca, born 15 January 1685; Isaac, 28 July 1687; and John, 10 or 20 December 1690; and died soon after. His widow married December 1694, John Chapman.

JOHN STEARNS, Billerica, son of the first Isaac Stearns, one of the first settlers of Billerica, married Sarah Mixer, only daughter of Isaac Mixer, had John, born May 1654, first born of the two records, and Isaac, who died young. His wife died 18 June 1656, and he married December following at Barnstable, Mary Lothrop, daughter of Thomas Lothrop, had Isaac, again, 17 April 1658, who died young; Samuel, 3 September 1659; Isaac, again, 23 December 1661; Nathaniel, 30 November 1663, died young; and Thomas, 6 December 1665. He died 5 March 1669, and his widow married 6 May following Captain William French, and in 1684 became third wife of Isaac Mixer, and long outlived him.

JOHN STEARNS, Malden, a Captain, married Joanna, widow of Jacob Parker, and she died 4 December 1737, aged 78.

JOHN STEARNS, Watertown, son of Charles Stearns, married about 1681, Judith Lawrence, daughter of George Lawrence of the same, had Rebecca, born 21 March 1683; Judith; Sarah; George; and Benjamin, who were all baptized 22 June 1690; John; Thomas, Daniel; Isaac; Mary; Elizabeth; and Abigail; this last born 12 May 1700; all baptized 11 May 1701; and Charles, 20 October 1702, baptized 28 February following. He was a freeman 1690, unless it be that his administration is of the following John, as seems more probable this Watertown man married second wife 2 April 1713, Mary Norcross, daughter of Richard Norcross, and died 22 February 1722.

JOHN STEARNS, Billerica, son of John Stearns the first, who died 26 October 1728, aged 74, was, I think, the freeman of 1690, and the founder of a very numerous line much diffused.

NATHANIEL STEARNS, Dedham 1647, a freeman 2 May 1649, had Samuel, baptized 25 November 1666; Nathaniel, 6 December 1668; and James, 28 May 1671. Yet I doubt, from the lateness of these dates, that not a freeman of 1649, but another Nathaniel of Dedham perhaps his son was father; was a Lieutenant, Representative 1684, 9, 90, and 1.

SAMUEL STEARNS, Watertown, son of Isaac Stearns the first, married 1 February 1663, Hannah Manning, eldest daughter of William Manning, had Samuel, born 4 May 1664, who died at 7 years; Hannah, 8 December 1666; Nathaniel, 13 December 1668; Sarah, 23 April 1671; Samuel, again, 29 March 1673; Isaac, 31 December 1674; John, 24 June 1677; Mary, 5 April 1679; Abigail, 16 April 1680; and Joseph, 11 December 1682, died in few months. He died 1683, and his widow died 16 February 1724, aged near 82 years.

SAMUEL STEARNS, Watertown, son of Charles Stearns, by wife Mehitable, had Joseph, baptized 7 August 1698, more than four years after death of his father, and Samuel, born 27 February 1686, baptized 21 August 1698. He died before 6 June 1694, the date of his inventory.

SHUBAEL STEARNS, Lynn, eldest son of Charles Stearns, served in Philip's war, had Shubael, born 19 August 1683; Samuel; Hannah; John, 1691; Mary; and perhaps one or two others. In 1834 Farmer notes, that of this name eighteen had been graduates at Harvard, two at Yale, and three at other New England colleges.

BENJAMIN STEBBINS, BENJAMIN STEBBIN, BENJAMIN STEBBING, BENJAMIN STIBBIN, BENJAMIN STEBBONS, or BENJAMIN STUBBING, Springfield, son of Thomas Stebbins of the same, took oath of fidelity 1678, a freeman 1690, married 9 October 1682, Abigail Denton, perhaps daughter of Reverend Richard Denton, but more probably of Daniel Denton, by first wife who may have been son of Richard, but more probably of Daniel, by 1683; and Mercy, 29 October 1685. His wife died 24 or 28 August 1689; he married 11 April 1690, Mary, widow of Samuel Ball had no children by her. He died 12 October 1698, and his widow married 29 December 1704, James Warriner the elder.

BENJAMIN STEBBINS, BENJAMIN STEBBIN, BENJAMIN STEBBING, BENJAMIN STIBBIN, BENJAMIN STEBBONS, or BENJAMIN STUBBING, Northampton, youngest son of John Stebbins of the same, married 1709, Mary Ashley, daughter of David Ashley of Westfield, had Benjamin, born 15 September 1711; and Gideon, 30 June 1714, who died at 20 years. With the other son he removed to Belchertown 1741, and there are descendants.

BENONI STEBBINS, BENONI STEBBIN, BENONI STEBBING, BENONI STIBBIN, BENONI STEBBONS, or BENONI STUBBING, Northampton, son of John Stebbins, first of the same, took oath of fidelity 1678, and was administered a freeman 1684, married Mary, widow of James Bennet, who had been married only the year preceding, and whose husband was killed in the morning after the Falls fight, 19 May 1676, and Ebenezer, born 1677; and was taken by the Indians 19 September of that year; Thankful, 10 March 1680; Abigail, about 1683; Mindwell, 20 January 1686; removed to Deerfield, there had Joseph and Esther, twins February 1689; and the mother died 2 August following. He married about 1691, Hannah, widow of Joseph Edwards, and had Benjamin, 1692; and Esther, 1695. He was killed 29 February 1704 at the assault by the French and Indians. His widow married Thomas French, who had lost most of his family in the same assault; but most of the children died young.

DANIEL STEBBINS, DANIEL STEBBIN, DANIEL STEBBING, DANIEL STIBBIN, DANIEL STEBBONS, or DANIEL STUBBING, New London, son of John Stebbins of same, married Bethia Comstock, daughter of Daniel Comstock.

EDWARD STEBBINS, EDWARD STEBBIN, EDWARD STEBBING, EDWARD STIBBIN, EDWARD STEBBONS, or EDWARD STUBBING, Cambridge 1633, a freeman 14 May 1634, removed with the early settlers to Hartford, was Representative often after 1639 to 56; had several children but no sons. He died 1663; and his widow whose name was Frances, died ten years later. His daughter Mary married 29 April 1648, Walter Gaylord; Elizabeth married first Robert Wilson, and next, Thomas Caldwell in 1658; Lydia married Deacon John Wilson; and another daughter married in England John Chester. He called Elizur Holyoke his brother-in-law and speaks of dear sister Holyoke.

EDWARD STEBBINS, EDWARD STEBBIN, EDWARD STEBBING, EDWARD STIBBIN, EDWARD STEBBONS, or EDWARD STUBBING, Springfield, son of Thomas Stebbins of the same, a freeman 1690; in April 1679, Sarah Groves, daughter of Isaac Groves or John Groves, had Sarah, born 20 February 1682; Thomas, October 1685, died soon; Thomas, again, 7 March 1687; Mary, 11 September 1689, died soon; John, 20 January 1693; Mary, again, 2 January 1696, died at 2 years. His wife died 12 June 1700, and he married 18 October 1701, Mary, widow of Isaac Colton, and died 31 October 1712. Increase is named by Farmer, as of Springfield 1650, but I fear it is an error.

JOHN STEBBINS, JOHN STEBBIN, JOHN STEBBING, JOHN STIBBIN, JOHN STEBBONS, or JOHN STUBBING, Watertown, by wife Mary or Margaret, had John, born 25 March 1640; and Mary, 6 August 1641, may as Miss Caulkins supposed, have removed to New London in its earliest day; but his wife was Margaret, who died 1 January 1679. He was constable 1660, and died about 1685. Three children are mentioned John, Daniel, and the wife of John Marshall of Hartford, of who all may have been born as we are sure John was before settling of New London.

JOHN STEBBINS, JOHN STEBBIN, JOHN STEBBING, JOHN STIBBIN, JOHN STEBBONS, or JOHN STUBBING, Roxbury, a baker, a freeman 1647, married 17 April 1644, Ann Munke, of who all that is known is unpleasant, as Ellis quotes from the venerable church record "She was of so violent passion, that she offered violence to her husband who being of such infamy, she was cast out of the church ". But she died 3 April 1680, aged 50; and he improved his freedom by marrying 4 June following widow Rebecca Hawkins, and died 4 December 1681, aged 70.

JOHN STEBBINS, JOHN STEBBIN, JOHN STEBBING, JOHN STIBBIN, JOHN STEBBONS, or JOHN STUBBING, Northampton, son of Rowland Stebbins, born in England, married 14 May 1646, a widow Ann, and had John, born 28 January 1647; Thomas, who died 24 April 1649; Ann, 10 April 1651, died at two years; Edward, 12 July 1653, died at 3 months; Benoni, 23 June 1655; had lived probably at Springfield until 1656. The death of his wife is not found on records at Springfield or Northampton, but at Northampton he married 17 December 1657, second wife Abigail Bartlet, daughter of Robert Bartlet, had Samuel, 21 January 1659; Abigail, 24 September 1660; Thomas, 6 May 1662, died at 27 years; Hannah, 8 July 1664; Mary, 10 September 1666; Sarah, 4 June 1668; Joseph, 17 January 1670, died at 11 years; Deborah, 5 March 1672; Benjamin, baptized 3 May 1674; Rebecca, baptized 20 February 1676; and Thankful, born 11 May 1678. He died 7 March 1679, leaving twelve children. His widow married 28 December 1681, Jedediah Strong, had two or more children, and died 15 July 1689. All the 7 daughters married well, and some very young. Abigail married 1678, William Phelps; Hannah married 5 November 1679, being not much over 15 years John Sheldon, of Northampton; Mary married 17 November 1683, Thomas Strong; Sarah married 1687, William Southwell; Deborah married about 1690, Benjamin Alvord; Rebecca married 1697, Nathaniel Srong, of Northampton; and Thankful married 10 July 1700, Jerijah Strong. Often this man is called Edmund, as by Farmer, and in the list of a freeman appears as abbreviated Edm. but the real name was as here given.

JOHN STEBBINS, JOHN STEBBIN, JOHN STEBBING, JOHN STIBBIN, JOHN STEBBONS, or JOHN STUBBING, New London, son of the first John Stebbins, married about 1663, Deborah Moore, by Caulkins, thought to be daughter of Miles Moore.

JOHN STEBBINS, JOHN STEBBIN, JOHN STEBBING, JOHN STIBBIN, JOHN STEBBONS, or JOHN STUBBING, married about 1663, Deborah, by Caulkins December 1675, may have been of Boston, but no account of him is gained.

JOHN STEBBINS, JOHN STEBBIN, JOHN STEBBING, JOHN STIBBIN, JOHN STEBBONS, or JOHN STUBBING, Deerfield, eldest son of John Stebbins of Northampton, married Dorothy Alexander, sister of Robert Alexander, who to her and brothers and sister divided his estate. Had John, and Abigail, of whose birth the date is not found; Samuel, born 1688; Thankful, 1691; Ebenezer, 1694; and Joseph, 1699. He suffered from the French and Indians when they destroyed Deefield 29 February 1704, when his wife and the six children were carried away to Canada, whence except father, mother and son John they came not back. He died 20 years after the captivity. Iin his will, gives all his estate to John, but each of the five in Canada should have in a share, if he came to live in New England.

JOSEPH STEBBINS, JOSEPH STEBBIN, JOSEPH STEBBING, JOSEPH STIBBIN, JOSEPH STEBBONS, or JOSEPH STUBBING, Springfield, son of Thomas Stebbins the first, took oath of fidelity 1678, was a freeman 1681, married 17 November 1673, Sarah Dorchester, daughter of Anthony Dorchester of the same, had Joseph, born 4 October 1674; Benjamin, 23 January 1677; Thomas, 13 July 1679; John, 22 September 1681, killed casually at 5 years; Mehitable, 27 November 1683; Ebenezer, 8 June 1686; Sarah, 8 June 1688; John, again, 8 November 1690; Hannah, 9 November 1692; and Martha, 28 June 1697; and died 15 October 1728. His widow died 18 August 1746, aged almost 93. The late sagacious Governor Strong descends from Mehitable.

MARTIN STEBBINS, MARTIN STEBBIN, MARTIN STEBBING, MARTIN STIBBIN, MARTIN STEBBONS, or MARTIN STUBBING, Roxbury, a brewer, married 25 December 1639, Jane Green, had Hannah, born 23 October 1640; Mary, 1, baptized 5 February 1643; and Nathaniel, baptized 23 March 1645; removed soon to Boston, and there his wife died 24 July 1659,

ROWLAND STEBBINS, ROWLAND STEBBIN, ROWLAND STEBBING, ROWLAND STIBBIN, ROWLAND STEBBONS, or ROWLAND STUBBING, Springfield, came from Ipswich, County Suffolk in the Francis, 1634, aged, as the custom house record says, 40, with wife Sarah, 43, and four children Thomas, 14; Sarah, 11; John, 8; and Elizabeth, 6; besides Mary Winch, perhaps a relative. The family Memoir says, he first settled at Roxbury, where however is no mention of him, but he probably went with Pyncheon, founder of Springfield the next year after landing at Boston in June. At Springfield his wife died 4 October 1649; and he some years later removed to Northampton, there died 14 December 1671. In his will of 1 March 1670 he names only the children brought from England. Sarah had married 14 January 1641, Thomas Merrick; and Elizabeth married 2 March 1647, John Clark, both of Springfield.

SAMUEL STEBBINS, SAMUEL STEBBIN, SAMUEL STEBBING, SAMUEL STIBBIN, SAMUEL STEBBONS, or SAMUEL STUBBING, Springfield, eldest son of Thomas Stebbins, married 22 July 1679, Joanna Lamb, daughter of John Lamb, had a son born and died 1680; Thomas, born 26 December 1681, died soon; and Samuel, 13 May 1683. His wife died 8 August following and he married 10 December 1685, Abigail Brooks, had John, 13 February 1687; Ebenezer, 30 November 1688; William, 27 July 1693; Abigail 30 November 1695; Joanna, 4 March 1697; Thomas, again, 10 August 1698; Benjamin, 10 December 1700; and Mercy, 19 June 1705; was administered a freeman 1690, and died 13 July 1708, leaving widow and the last nine of the eleven children.

SAMUEL STEBBINS, SAMUEL STEBBIN, SAMUEL STEBBING, SAMUEL STIBBIN, SAMUEL STEBBONS, or SAMUEL STUBBING, Northampton, son of John Stebbins, married 4 March 1678, Mary French, daughter of John French of the same, had Mercy, born 1683; and Samuel, 1689; both probably died before the mother who was abandoned this last year by her husband. He removed to Boston, or Rhode Island or both, and on 14 March 1692, was married in Rhode Island by a clergyman of the Episcopal communion to Sarah Williams, but whether by her he had any issue is not known. His wife sought for divorce in 1695, and alleged that he had several children by that woman; but perhaps she obtainted divorce only by her death 26 January 1697. He came back to Massachusetts after few years sat down 1727 at Belchertown, there died 3 September 1732,

THOMAS STEBBINS, THOMAS STEBBIN, THOMAS STEBBING, THOMAS STIBBIN, THOMAS STEBBONS, or THOMAS STUBBING, Springfield, eldest son of Rowland Stebbins, born in England, married November 1645, Hannah Wright, daughter of Deacon Samuel Wright, had Samuel, born 19 September 1646; Thomas, 31 July 1648; Joseph, 18 May 1650, died next year; Joseph, again, 24 October 1652; Sarah, 18 August 1654; Edward, 14 April 1656; Benajmin, 11 April 1658; Hannah, 1 October 1660, died about 17 years; and twin Rowland, 2 October 1660, died next year. His wife died 16 October 1660, and he married 14 December 1676, Abigail Burt, widow of Benjamin Mun, daughter of Henry Burt, who had been widow of Francis Ball. He was a Lieutenant and died as says the family member in, Genealogical Registrar V. 352, 15, September, and Farmer says 25 September 1683.

THOMAS STEBBINS, THOMAS STEBBIN, THOMAS STEBBING, THOMAS STIBBIN, THOMAS STEBBONS, or THOMAS STUBBING, Springfield, son of the preceding, married 21 December 1672, Abigail Mun, daughter of Benjamin Mun, had Thomas, born 28 January 1674, died next year; Abigail, 27 May 1675, died young; Hannah, 29 December 1677, died soon; Hannah, again, 22 December 1680; Thomas, again, 13 November 1682, died in two years; a daughter born and died 1685; Sarah, 17 April 1686; Mary, 1 November 1688; and Abigail, again, born and died 1692. His wife died 5 February 1692 or 3, and he married 12 April 1694, Mary, widow of Samuel Ely. He swore fidelity 1678, was a freeman 1690, and died 7 December 1695. Next year 11 December his widow married Deacon John Coleman of Hatfield.

THOMAS STEBBINS, THOMAS STEBBIN, THOMAS STEBBING, THOMAS STIBBIN, THOMAS STEBBONS, or THOMAS STUBBING, Northampton, son of John Stebbins of the same, married 16 September 1684, Elizabeth Wright, daughter of . . . Wright, had Elizabeth, 31 October 1685; Thomas, 2 June 1689; Josiah, September 1694; Hannah, whose date of birth is not found; Joseph, 30 March 1697; Experience, 14 March 1699, died young; Asahel, 10 April 1701; Experience, again, 18 March 1703; and Mary, 26 December 1705. He died 28 April 1712, and his widow married 1715, John Hannum. Under date of 3 November 1685, in his Diary, Sewall notes, that one son of Watertown was fined with James Bigelow, "for insulting Lieutenant Governor Stoughton and Dudley." No doubt this was a political offence. But in Dr. Dond's Genealogical Registrar of Watertown, though he notes this suffering of Bigelow, the name of Stebbins for many years before had disppeared. Of this name, in 1816, there had been graduates, six at Yale, and one at Harvard

AUGUSTINE STEDMAN, or AUGUSTINE STUDMAN, Newbury 1678, swore allegiance that year then aged 40.

GEORGE STEDMAN, or GEORGE STUDMAN, Charlestown, married 4 April 1674, Hannah Coburn, had William, born 20 March 1675; Hannah, 16 October 1677; Sarah, 13 August 1683; and Mary, 27 May 1686; all baptized 17 April 1687, his wife joined the church 25 September following, and the record says the baptism was by mistake.

ISAAC STEDMAN, or ISAAC STUDMAN, Scituate, came from London in the Elizabeth 1635, aged 30, though his name is not seen in the printed list, with wife Elizabeth, 26; and son Nathaniel, 5; and Isaac, 1, joined Lothrop's church 17 July 1636, had at Scituate Elizabeth, baptized 26 November 1637; Thomas, and Sarah; removed 1650, to Boston, lived at Muddy River was a merchant died 1678, says Deane. His will of 2 October in that year provides for sons Nathaniel and Thomas, daughters Elizabeth Haman, i. e. Hammond, wife of the second Thomas; Hannah, wife of Samuel Hyde; and Sarah, wife of Thomas Perry.

JOHN STEDMAN, or JOHN STUDMAN, Cambridge, came in 1638 with Reverend Josse Glover, who died on the voyage, a freeman 13 May 1640. His wife Alice, probably brought from England, died 6 March 1690, aged as gravestone says, about 80, and he died 16 December 1693, aged 92. He was often selectman between 1640 and 76, and Ensign 1645, had daughters Elizabeth; Sarah, born 11 January 1644; and Martha, 3 June 1646; all baptized at Cambridge. Elizabeth married 5 March 1662, Nathaniel Upham, who died 15 days after; and she married 27 April 1669, Henry Thompson of Boston; and last, John Sharp; outlived him, and died 9 March 1700, aged 58. Sarah married 23 August 1662, John Bracket of Boston, and second married Dr. Samuel Alcock, and next Thomas Graves, and fourth, Honorable John Phillips, outlived him, and died 1 March 1731; and Martha married 4 December 1665, Joseph Cooke, the younger.

JOHN STEDMAN, or JOHN STUDMAN Hartford, had John, born 5 April 1651; Mary, 24 September 1653; Thomas, 9 October 1655; Robert, 1 February 1658; Samuel, 27 February 1660; and Elizabeth, 9 November 1665. He was few years at Wethersfield, made a freeman 1654, yet I find not his name in the list of 1669, was a Lieutenant and in the early part of Philip's war commanded the dragoons, but died in December 1675.

JOHN STEDMAN, or JOHN STUDMAN, Cambridge, son of Robert Stedman, married 14 May 1666, Elizabeth Remington, daughter of the first John Remington, had John, born 22 August 1668; and Elizabeth, who died 15 July 1676; and he died of smallpox, 24 November 1678. His widow married 14 July 1679, Samuel Gibs..

NATHANIEL STEDMAN, or NATHANIEL STUDMAN, Cambridge, son probably of Isaac Stedman, born in England, married it is supposed Sarah Hammond, daughter of the first Thomas Hammond, had Sarah, and Elizabeth, provided for by the will of grandfather Hammond, who mentioned that his daughter, their mother, was dead before 30 September 1675, when that will, without date, says Jackson, was brought in.

ROBERT STEDMAN, or ROBERT STUDMAN, Cambridge 1638, a freeman 14 March 1639, by wife Ann, had a daughter born 14 September 1638, died young; John, 27 December 1642; Mary, 27 April 1645, who married 1 April 1674, Daniel Thurston; and Thomas, who died 9 April 1659, probably quite young; and died 20 January 1666. His widow lived beyond 10 December 1674, but died before November 1676.

THOMAS STEDMAN, or THOMAS STUDMAN, New London 1649, of who Caulkins was unable to find more but he soon disappeared, may have been father of the second John, and of Thomas, whether he died at New London, or removed.

THOMAS STEDMAN, or THOMAS STUDMAN, Boston, of that part called Muddy River now Brookline, married Mary Watson, daughter of John Watson of Roxbury, before 1671, had Thomas, Joshua, Joseph, and Mary, all named with legacies in the will of their uncle John Watson 1693.

THOMAS STEDMAN, or THOMAS STUDMAN, New London, mariner, perhaps son of Thomas Stedman of the same, certainly brother of John Stedman of Wethersfield, married 6 August 1668, Hannah Isbell, daughter of Robert Isbell, had John, born 25 December 1669; and Ann; and died 1701. His widow married John Fox; and Ann married Benjamin Lester. In our Register of Suffolk is a deed to him, of 23 November 1671, from Wampas, an Indian seaman of Boston, of 110 acres lying between Marlborough and Mendon; but I think the consideration does not appear. Five of this name at Harvard, and two at Yale had been graduates in 1801.

JOSEPH STEDWELL, JOSEPH STUDWELL, or JOSEPH STEADWELL, Rye 1683, Greenwich 1697, resolved therefore to hold to jurisdiction of Connecticut.

THOMAS STEDWELL, THOMAS STUDWELL, or THOMAS STEADWELL, Stamford 1667, died 1670.

THOMAS STEDWELL, THOMAS STUDWELL, or THOMAS STEADWELL, Greenwich, perhaps son of the preceding, in 1658 administered the jurisdiction of New Haven, was of Rye 1662-72, but in the disputed claims between New York and Connecticut came back to Greenwich 1692-97.

EBENEZER STEELE, Farmington, youngest child of Samuel Steele of the same, married 15 February 1705, Sarah Hart, probably daughter of the second Stephen Hart of the same, had Mary, born 15 June 1706; and Sarah, 15 May 1708; and died 6 October 1722. His widow died 26 February 1751.

GEORGE STEELE, Cambridge 1632 or 3, a freeman 14 May 1634, removed with Hooker to Hartford, had Richard, who died before his father, unmarried and he died 1664. He was of great servant, one of the commissioners from Massachusetts to Governor, the first colonists at Connecticut, and Representative almost every year from 1537 to 59 inclusive. By first wife Rachel, who died 1653, he had John and Samuel, born probably in England. But his wife and children are by Cothren, it is thought borrowed from John, his brother. His will of 24 May 1663, mentioned son James, to who most of his estate was given and Elizabeth wife of Thomas Watts. Perhaps he had another daughter born 1640, who married and had daughter Martha; but the family Genealogy is very obscure.

HENRY STEELE, Cambridge, named In Holmes's history as of that town 1632, 1 Massachusetts history Collection VII page 10; but as the name never appears again, I think he died soon, or perhaps went home.

JAMES STEELE, Hartford 1657, son of George Steele, but probably born in England, married late in life, perhaps as second wife Bethia Hopkins, daughter of John Hopkins, widow of Samuel Stocking; but by former wife married 18 October 1651, had son James, born about 1654; and John, about 1660, who died before his father, besides daughters Sarah, about 1656; Mary, the eldest; Elizabeth; and Rachel; their mother perhaps was Ann Bishop, daughter of John Bishop. He was commissioner for all Connecticut forces in Philip's war.

JAMES STEELE, Wethersfield, son of Samuel Steele of the same, was a Captain, married 19 July 1687, Ann Welles, daughter of the first Samuel Welles, had Samuel, born 1 October 1688; Joseph, 27 September 1690; Prudence, 17 January 1693; Hannah, 18 March 1697; Ann, 28 October 1702; and David, 8 June 1706; and died 15 May 1713. His widow married 20 November 1718, James Judson of Stratford, whose first wife was her cousin.

JAMES STEELE, Hartford, son of James Steele of the same, married Sarah Barnard, daughter of Bartholomew Barnard, had a child baptized 1691; James; Jonathan, born 1693; Stephen Steele, 1696, Yale College 1718; Sarah; Elizabeth; and Mary; and died 1712.

JOHN STEELE, Cambridge 1632 or 3, by Farmer called of Dorchester 1630, but without any high authority, was brother of George Steele, a freeman 14 May 1634, Representative in March following and two next Counties and in 1636, appointed with Ludlow, Pynchon and others to administer government over the great Exodus to Connecticut (which was continued 2 or 3 years in that state of pupilage), Representative very often from the first assembly 1639 to 57; was town clerk of Hartford until he removed to Farmington 1645; by wife Rachel, who died 1653, had John, who died before his father, and Samuel, born in England, and daughters Lydia, who married 31 March 1657, James Bird; and Mary, married (not born as family Genealogy printed page 7, gives it) the same day, William Judd; besides Daniel, born 29 April 1645, who died next year; and Hannah, who died 1655, probably unmarried; besides Sarah, about 1639 who married Thomas Judd. He took second wife 22 or 23 November 1655 or 6, Mercy, widow of Richard Seymour; and died not (as the volume of family Genealogy says) two days after the marriage but 1664 or 5. His will of 30 January 1664 names wife Mary, or Mercy, son Samuel, two sons-in-law, William and Thomas Judd, and the three children of the deceased son, and Rachel, daughter of Samuel. By family tradition he is derived from County Essex, and this seems probable enough.

JOHN STEELE, Farmington, son of the preceding, born in England, married 22 January 1646, Mary Warner, or Mercy Warner, daughter of Andrew Warner, had Mary, born 20 November following; John, 1650; Samuel, 15 March 1652; and Benoni; and was Ensign of the military 1651, but died 1653. His widow married William Hills, and died Mary married 24 October 1670, John Thompson.

JOHN STEELE, Farmington, son of the preceding, a freeman 1677, married Ruth Judd, daughter of Deacon Thomas Judd, had Mary, Elizabeth, baptized 28 March 1680, not 1678, as printed in Genealogical Registrar XII. 38, which was Thursday; Sarah, 25 November 1683; John, 6 March 1687, and 7 March 1686, as printed in family Genealogy; Rachel, not 2, as printed in family Genealogy page 22, which was Monday, but probably 22 June 1689; Ruth; and Ebenezer, 1697, who died young; and died 26 August 1637 or 8,

NICHOLAS STEELE, Taunton 1654, then witness to a will, but perhaps not an inhabitant as Baylies does not name him.

SAMUEL STEELE, Farmington, son of John Steele the first, married Mary Boosey, daughter of James Boosey, had Mary, born 5 December 1652; Rachel, 30 October 1654; Sarah, baptized 28 December 1656, but both these have wrong dates of baptism in family Genealogy; Samuel, born 1659, probably died young; John baptized perhaps 1, certainly not (as printed in Genealogical Registrar XI. 327) 10 December 1661, which was Tuesday; James, 1662, or 4, not as printed in family Genealogy 31 August 1664, when his mother was less than nine years old; Hannah, 1668; and Ebenezer, 13 or 30 August 1671 (in family Genealogy misprinted 1701, which was 56 years later than his father's marriage and many after his death), and died at Wethersfield, 14 August 1686. His will was 10 June preceding; and his widow died 1702. He served as Representative 1669-73, Ensign 1668, and Lieutenant 1674.

SAMUEL STEELE, Hartford, son of the second John Steele, married 16 September 1680, Mercy Bradford, or Mary Bradford, daughter of Lieutenant Governor William Bradford, had Thomas, born 9 September 1681; Samuel and Jerusha, twins 15 February 1685; William, 20 February 1687; Abiel, 8 October 1693; Daniel, 3 April 1697; and Eliphalet, 23 June 1700; and died 1710. His widow died 1720. Ten of this name, half without final e, had, in 1847, been graduates at Yale, several at other New England Colleges if Farmer be right, which I doubt, and two at Harvard of which one has double l.

JOHN STEERE, Providence 1645, took engagement of allegiance in June 1668, married Hannah Wickenden, daughter of William Wickenden, had John, William, and Thomas, but no dates are found. Descendants are now very numerous.

RICHARD STEERE, New London 1690, fined for libel 1695, married about 1692, Elizabeth ,widow of John Wheeler.

ELEAZER STENT, or ELEAZER STINT, New Haven, had Eleazer, born middle January 1645, baptized 16 August 1646. The widow married Thomas Beamont. A daughter Elizabeth married 29 March 1666, Thomas Harris..

ELEAZER STENT, or ELEAZER STINT, Branford 1667, son probably of the preceding, united then in church covenant, a freeman 1672, in December 1682 came to Cambridge to procure Edward Oakes for their minister, married Sarah Butler, daughter of John Butler of the same, had Thomas, born 10 September 1671, died soon; Dorothy, 13 September 1672; Mary, 28 November 1674, died young; Elizabeth, 25 September 1676; Samuel, 5 March 1678; Eleazer, 26 April 1680; Mehitable, 17 January 1682; Elnathan, died very soon; Joseph, 27 September 1691; Mehitable, again, 14 September 1699; and Hannah, who may have been before or after Elnathan. He was several years clerk of the house of Reprentatives of the Colony and died February 1706. His will of 9 April preceding, with codicil of 4 February names wife Elizabeth, Samuel, Eleazer, and Joseph, daughters Dorothy Barnes, Elizabeth Tyler, and son Hannah Tyler.

ANDREW STEPHENS, Cambridge, brought from England wife Jane, and daughter Deborah, about six years old, who married Robert Wilson of Sudbury; and had here Sarah; Rebecca; John, born 29 December 1644; Mary; Lydia, 2 August 1648; Andrew; and Hannah.

BARTHOLOMEW STEPHENS, Dover, son of Thomas Stephens of the same, married 10 October 1680 Mary Clark, had Mary, born 21 September 1681; Bartholomew, 30 June 1683; Joseph, 13 September 1686; Elizabeth, 8 December 1688; Thomas, 28 December 1691; Sarah, 21 May 1695; Abraham, 8 November 1700; and Deborah, 11 April 1709; and he was killed by the Indians 8 May after.

JOHN STEPHENS, Boston, shoemaker, by wife Sarah, had Onesimus, born 26 December 1643, baptized 24 March following. This child Farmer had given to Henry Stephens, probably by the error of his transcriber, but from Farmer, Dearborn had taken the mistake into the valuable list of inhabitants of Boston for first 26 years that is found in his Boston Notions, 42-65; John, baptized 28 September 1645, 5 days old; Joseph, who died 10 September 1652; James, 1 October 1653; and Sarah, 6 February 1656. His widow married 4 July 1659, Reverend William Blaxton, and his son

JOHN STEPHENS went with his mother to the farm of her husband on Blackstone river, there had part of Blaxton's domain assigned to him by the Plymouth Court and died 16 September 1695. Daggett.

MARMADUKE STEPHENS, Boston 1659, a Quaker, called to prophesy, he said, in 1656, from Yorkshire, companion With William Robinson in suffering, who as well as son was little above 20 years old, when conviction of the offence, sentenced to death 20 October of that year and executed 27; on which sad delusion of our judges who thought they "were doing God service". John Hull, in his Diary, remarks: "most of the godly have cause to rejoice, and bless the Lord, that strengthens our magistrates and disputies to bear witness against such blasphemies." See., also, Hutchinson I. 199.

THOMAS STEPHENS, Dover before 1641, had Margaret, who married before 1663, William Williams; Thomas, 1654; Joseph; and Bartholomew, before mentioned, perhaps first born Mary, married 5 April 1667, Enoch Hutchings; died 7 December 1663, his wife Margaret having died eleven days before.

THOMAS STEPHENS, Newtown, Long Island 1655, second named in the patent 1686, in which year appears Edward and Jonathan, also freeholders, perhaps his son, as may have been John, of the same place in 1666. His daughter Abigail married Daniel Whitehead. Easily this name appears as Stevenson.

FRANCIS STEPNEY, Boston 1685, a dancing-master, forbidden to exercise his skill, of who Judge Sewall had pleasure in writing that "he ran away for debt" 28 July 1686.

ROGER STERRY, Stonington 1670, married that year Hannah, widow of Thomas Huet, of the same.

WILLIAM STERTT, or WILLIAM STERITT, Boston, who died probably 1645, had wife Jane, as the record of her administration 4 October in that year titles her, or Sarah, as when next day, the daughter Sarah was about about one year and 46 weeks old, she is called "our sister widow of one William Stertt."

BENJAMIN STETSON, BENJAMIN STITSON, BENJAMIN STUDSON, BENJAMIN STEDSON, or BENJAMIN STUTSON, Scituate, son of Robert Stetson of the same, by wife Bethia, had Benjamin, born 16 February baptized 19 May 1668; Matthew, 12 June 1669, who died November 1690 in the wretched expedition of Phips; James, 1 May 1670; Samuel, October 1673; Bethia, 14 May 1675; Mary, 21 April 1678; Hannah, 1 June 1679; Deborah, 3 December 1681; Eunice, March 1683; and Margaret, September 1684, died soon; was Representative 1691, at Plymouth, and after the union with Massachusetts at Boston 1693, 4, and 1700, and died 4 May 1711.

JOHN STETSON, JOHN STITSON, JOHN STUDSON, JOHN STEDSON, or JOHN STUTSON, York, died 1673, his inventory bearing date 1 July. No wife or children is mentioned.

JOHN STETSON, JOHN STITSON, JOHN STUDSON, JOHN STEDSON, or JOHN STUTSON, Scituate, brother of Benjamin, by wife Abigail, had Abigail, born May 1677; John, baptized 4 May 1679; Barnabas, 16 July 1682; Honour, born March 1684; and Ann, December 1690, probated posthumous, for he died in that sad year of the Canada crusade, with his nephew Joseph.

JOSEPH STETSON, JOSEPH STITSON, JOSEPH STUDSON, JOSEPH STEDSON, or JOSEPH STUTSON, Scituate, eldest brother of the preceding, by wife Prudence, had Joseph, baptized June 1667; Robert, born 9 December 1670; Lois, March 1672; William, December 1673; Desire, September 1676; Prudence, September 1678; Samuel, December 1679; and Hannah, June 1682. His will was of 4 April 1722, and he died before 8 May 1724.

ROBERT STETSON, ROBERT STITSON, ROBERT STUDSON, ROBERT STEDSON, or ROBERT STUTSON, Scituate 1634, came, as reasonable tradition says from County Kent, perhaps in the year preceding, aged about 20, by first wife of whose name is not reported, he had Joseph, born June 1639; Benjamin, August 1641; and Thomas, 11 December 1643; all baptized 6 October 1645; Samuel, June, baptized 12 July 1647; John, April 1648; Eunice, 28 April baptized 19 May 1650; Lois, February 1652, probably died young; Robert, 29 January baptized 26 February 1654; and Timothy, baptized 11 October 1657, probably died young. He was a man of great public spirit, cornet of the first body of horses in Plymouth Colony, was Representative 1654-62, and often after in 1664 a Commissioner for settling bounds between the Colonies of Massachusetts and Plymouth; in perilous time, of the council of war, before and after the great dangers of Philip's hostility during which his service was active; made his will 4 September 1702, probated 1 March following in which his wife is called Mary, presumed to have been taken after 1682, and widow of John Bryant. In it he provides for daughter Eunice Rogers, and Abigail, widow of son John, and died 1 February 1703, aged 90.

ROBERT STETSON, ROBERT STITSON, ROBERT STUDSON, ROBERT STEDSON, or ROBERT STUTSON, Scituate, son of the preceding, lived in that part which became Pembroke, married 1676, Joanna Brooks, says Barry, the later and higher authority though Deane says Deborah Brooks, daughter of William Brooks, had Isaac, Timothy, Resolved, Sarah, and Nathaniel, but no dates can be found for either by Barry. Yet desendants are very numerous.

SAMUEL STETSON, SAMUEL STITSON, SAMUEL STUDSON, SAMUEL STEDSON, or SAMUEL STUTSON, Scituate, brother of the preceding, had perhaps wife Mercy or Mary, who died 1687, but Barry says, that the children on record of the town are names of Samuel and Lydia (and possibly the entry was not made before the time to second wife); Samuel, June 1679; Elizabeth, 1 April 1682, and with her, as Barry supposes, a twin brother Judah, because he finds one of that name on church record of baptism 14 May 1682; Lydia, July 1683; Patience, December 1687; Jonath, April 1691; Mary, June 1692; John, March 1694; Silas, June 1696; Seth, June 1698; Nathaniel, June 1700; Deborah, October 1704; and Rachel. He was living 1722.

THOMAS STETSON, THOMAS STITSON, THOMAS STUDSON, THOMAS STEDSON, or THOMAS STUTSON, Scituate, brother of the preceding, married 1671, Sarah Dodson, daughter of Anthony Dodson, had Hannah, born November 1671; Thomas, September 1673, baptized 31 May following; Gershom, January 1676; Sarah, January 1678; Joshua, January 1680; Caleb, March 1682; Elisha, March 1684; Elijah, March 1686; Mary, 3 March 1691; Ebenezer, 22 July 1693; Ruth, 11 December 1695; and Margaret, 4 August 1698; and probably his wife died before him, as she is not named in his will of 2 July 1729.

VINCENT STETSON, VINCENT STITSON, VINCENT STUDSON, VINCENT STEDSON, or VINCENT STUTSON, Milford 1646, was of Marblehead 1674, as I judge, but returned Milford, where a daughter married George Barlow.

WILLIAM STETSON, WILLIAM STITSON, WILLIAM STUDSON, WILLIAM STEDSON, or WILLIAM STUTSON, Charlestown 1632, with wife Elizabeth, who had been widow Harris, probably married in England, administered of the church 22 March 1633, a freeman 11 June following, but no children is mentioned in the list of baptisms which is very deficient from 1642 for 17 years, yet he had kindness for the children John, Thomas, William, and Daniel Harris, sons of his wife Elizabeth, and her daughter Ann, widow of Elias Maverick, provideed for them in his will; was of artillery company 1648, and Representative 1667-71; was Deacon October 1659, and Elizabeth, his widow died 16 February 1670. He made his will 12 April 1688, and died 11 April 1691, aged 90, having married 27 August 1670, Mary, widow of Captain Francis Norton.

BENJAMIN STEVENS, Salisbury, son of John Stevens of the same, married 28 October 1673, Hannah Barnard, daughter of Thomas Barnard of the same, had Elinor and Catharine, twins born 2 January 1675; Benjamin, 7 October 1677; Mary, 7 November 1679; Hannah, 30 April 1682; Ebenezer, 29 June 1684; and John, 29 January 1689; and died 13 March 1691.

BENJAMIN STEVENS, Andover, youngest son of the first John Stevens of the same, was a Captain and magistrate, died 1730, without male issue.

CYPRIAN STEVENS, Lancaster, had come about 1660 from London in his youth under 14 years, where his father Thomas Stevens lived who was, perhaps, that armorer of Buttolph lane, who contracted with our Governor and Company there in March 1629 for supply of arms, was a member of the Company and besides given £50 to the common stock, sent us three sons and daughter Mary, as his adventure in our cause; and one of the signers of the instruction to Captain Endicott before his coming, for which see Hutchinson I. 9 in note, though the family was of Devonshire in earlier days. He perhaps was first at Rumney Marsh, now Chelsea, married 22 January 1672, Mary Willard, daughter of Simon Willard, the Major, had Cyprian, born 22 November following; Mary; Dorothy, who died young; Simon; Elizabeth; and Joseph. Some of these children were, perhaps, not born at Lancaster for in the great war of 1675-6 he had been driven by the Indians to make his residence nearer Boston, probably in some of the interval, at Sudbury, and had authority to receive an Indian child of six years probably of a friendly tribe whose father might be serving in our ranks; but he went back, after the peace, to Lancaster. Mary married Samuel Wright of Rutland.

EDWARD STEVENS, Marshfield, is by Miss Thomas seen there, probably some time between 1665 and 1691, but no date is supplied except by inference and though she gives him children Edward, William, Elizabeth and Patience, she could not tell his father.

EDWARD STEVENS, Boston, who married 8 October 1700, Rebecca Josselyn, widow of Thomas Harris, first, however, widow of John Croakham, daughter of Abraham Josselyn, had moved in from another town, for he was not householder in 1695.

EPHRAIM STEVENS, Andover, son of John Stevens of the same, married 11 October 1680, Sarah Abbot, daughter of the first George Abbot, had Sarah, born 8 November 1681; Elizabeth, 18 August 1683; Hannah, 29 November 1685; Mehitable, 10 October 1691, died young; Mary, 21 February 1694; Ephraim, 14 July 1698; and Mehitable, again, 10 September 1700. His wife died 28 June, 1711; and he died 26 June 1718, about 69 years old.

ERASMUS STEVENS, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 16 August 1671; and Mary, 1673, but the mother and daughter are lost by the leaf of records being torn; besides Erasmus. He probably kept an inn, for, 1686, a poor Carolina overseer of a plantation having been made prisoner by pirates, and escaped from them at Casco, was by Ed. Randolph, collector of our port, referred to him for food and clothing. See 3 Massachusetts history Collection VII. 157.

FRANCIS STEVENS, Rehoboth 1658, had division of lands there in that year and ten years later. His inventory of 1 January 1670 shows that he was then dead and being called senior makes it probable that he had son.

FRANCIS STEVENS, Rehoboth, who had Gilbert, born 26 February 1675; and his wife Elizabeth was buried six days after.

GEORGE STEVENS, Boston, Cooper, died October 1655, by will gives all his little property to Isaac Collimore, so that he may well be thought unmarried and probably only transient.

HENRY STEVENS, Boston, stone massey, as the church record calls him, came in the Defence 1635, from London, aged 24, lived in the part called Muddy River now Brookline, by wife Alice, on London custom house embarked 2 July in the Abigail on the same day with her husband (no doubt by error of the clerk) aged 22, had John, born 10 September 1637; James, 10 April 1640; Joseph, 1 September 1642; all baptized 18 June 1643, on the same day, that she joined our church and Deborah, 25, baptized 27 April 1645; and by second wife Mary, had Joanna, 28 May 1652; Henry, 20 July 1656, died young; Joshua, 15 May 1659; Henry, again, 25 May 1663; and Samuel, 24 September 1665; was there in 1674.

HENRY STEVENS was of Lynn 1634, servant to John Humfrey, Esq., and for burning his master's house was 1640, sentenced to 21 years service as in Colony record I. 311, which may be compared with the detail in Winthrop II. 13. By a letter another

HENRY STEVENS, 29 June 1675, who I suppose was of Stonington, 1670, but the preceding, day, an inhabitant of Swanzey, perhaps son of Francis Stevens of Rehoboth, is given the first account of the outbreak of Philip's war. See 3 Massey history Colony X. 117. He may have removed to Stonington after this destruction and there married Elizabeth Callop, daughter of that brave Captain John Callop, who fell in the great swamp fight.

HENRY STEVENS, was a proprietor of New Haven 1685, having married 6 February 1678, Joanna Leeke, daughter of Philip Leeke, had Elizabeth, born 10 December 1678; Philip, 16 January 1684; and probably others, and died 1689.

JAMES STEVENS, Gloucester, son of William Stevens of the same, probably born in England, married 31 December 1656, Susanna Eveleth, daughter of Sylvester Eveleth, had William, born 10 March 1658; John, 23 January 1661, died at one week; James, 4 January 1662, died before his father; Isaac, 15 August 1664, died at 4 months; Samuel, 5 December 1665; Issac, again, 11 November 1668, died in few days; Ebenezer, 20 September 1670; Mary, 13 June 1672; Hannah, 9 April 1675; David, 5 November 1677; and Jonathan, 7 March 1680. He was a freeman 1671, often one of the selectmen, Deacon, and Representative 1689 and 90 besides others years before and after, and died 25 March 1697. His daughter Mary married 24 January 1693, the second Francis Norwood.

JAMES STEVENS, Boston, son of Henry Stevens of the same, had wife Sarah at Muddy River for which during his absence in 1674, the father of her husband engaged to furnish a house.

JEREMIAH STEVENS, Boston, a young man, died early in October 1663, perhaps sent by his father to deal out books, for of his inventory amounted to £72 4s. 11 1/2d. they made up £68 17s. 5d.

JOHN STEVENS, Newbury, perhaps came in the Confidence from Southampton 1638, aged 31, having lived at Caversham in County Oxford, but Drake in Genealogical Registrar XIV. 335 reads the name of the parish Gonsham. This is the more strange, from his explanation in notes, and especially since the error in Genealogical Registrar II. 109 had been pointed out in Genealogical Registrar IV. list of Errata after page 385. In old chirography as first volume of Boston record the capital C much resembles G. Caversham is the most southern part of Oxfordshire close to Reading in Berkshire. He had John, born 20 June 1639; Timothy, 23 September 1641; was a freeman 18 May 1642; removed to Andover and had Nathan, the first born of about says tradition; Ephraim; Joseph, 15 May 1654; and Benjamin, 24 June 1656; and died 11 April 1662, aged 56, leaving widow Elizabeth who probably he brought from England and she died 1 May 1694, aged 80;.

JOHN STEVENS, Salisbury, perhaps the freeman of 2 June 1641, wife Catharine, had John, born 2 November 1639; Elizabeth, 7 March 1641, died soon; Elizabeth again, 4 February 1642; Nathaniel, 11 November 1645; Mary, 1647; and Benjamin, 2 February 1650. His wife died July 1682, and he died February following. Elizabeth married 14 October 1662, Morris Tucker, and died October following.

JOHN STEVENS, Guilford 1650, is on the list of a freeman there 1669, died 2 October of next year. In his will named the four children sons John in old England Thomas, and William here, and daughter Mary, wife of John Collins, who had first husband Henry Kingsnoth, that died in 1668, and had married the other, 2 June 1669.

JOHN STEVENS, Salem, married 2 July 1661, Love Holyroad, if Essex Institute III. 142 gives the true spelling had Mary, born 1 May following died soon; John, 1 June 1664; Joshua, 15 July 1666; and Mary, 13 October 1675; and his wife died 7 December following.

JOHN STEVENS, New London 1664, Caulkins thinks came from Guilford, son of the preceding, shipwright, married Mary Coit, daughter of John Coit, was propounded for a freeman 1669, had John, and Mary, both baptized 12 March 1671; James, 17 September following; Samuel, 20 September 1674; besides Joseph and Thomas; and he removed 1676 to New Haven.

JOHN STEVENS, Dover, of who no more is known but that he was on the list, 1662. He may have lived 1668, at Marblehead to petition Against imposts.

JOHN STEVENS, Andover, son of John Stevens of the same, married 13 June 1662, Hannah Barmard, daughter of Robert Barnard of the same, had, it may be, several children besides Jonathan, who died 15 June 1674; and Nathan; but we have from that town only record of marriages and deaths. His wife died 13 March 1675; and he married 10 August 1676, Esther Barker, daughter of Richard Barker, and may have had more children.

JOHN STEVENS, Salisbury, eldest son of John Stevens of the same, born on our side of the ocean, married 17 February 1670, Joanna Thorn, had John, born 26 December following; Elizabeth, 8 April 1673, died next year; Jeremiah, 6 October 1675; Elizabeth again, 4 February 1678; and Judith, 18 January 1687, perhaps by second wife Hannah; and died 26 November 1691.

JOHN STEVENS, Newbury, probably son of William Stevens of the same, married 9 March 1670, Mary Chase, daughter of the first Aquila Chase, had Mary, born 6 February 1671; Thomas, 3 July 1676, and perhaps removed after being administered a freeman 1669, to Chelmsbord, for one of the names there died June 1691.

JONATHAN STEVENS, a soldier in Philip's war, of the Connecticut forces, severly wounded was probably of Guilford, or Killingworth, then call Kenilworth.

JOSEPH STEVENS, Salisbury, perhaps eldest son of the first John Stevens of Newbury, married Mary, daughter of Ralph Blaisdale in 1667.

JOSEPH STEVENS, Braintree, by wife Sarah, had a daughter Trial, born 16 December 1677.

JOSEPH STEVENS, Andover, son probably of John Stevens of the same, married 28 May 1679, Mary Ingalls, probably daughter of Henry Ingalls of the same, who died 21 September 1699, had perhaps several other children besides Joseph Stevens, born 20 June 1682, Harvard College 1703, minister of Charlestown, (ordained 13 October 1713, and died of smallpox, 16 November 1721, with wife, sole daughter Sarah, wife's sister, his son Joseph, and a servant, all in few days, who was father of Benjamin Stevens, Harvard College 1740, the distinguished minister of Kittery); was a Deacon, and died 1743, aged 88.

JOSEPH STEVENS, Sudbury, son of Cyprian Stevens, who died 1769, by wife Prudence, had Phineas, born 20 February 1707; Azubah, 21 October 1708; and Samuel, September 1711; removed to Framingham, and had Mindwell, 24 February 1714; Isaac; and Mary; removed to Rutland, there had Dorothy, 1721; Joseph, 1723; Lucy, 1725; Joseph, again; was town Treasurer, selectman, and Deacon. On 14 August 1723 he lost all his sons viz. Samuel, and the new born Joseph, killed by the Indians with Reverend Joseph Willard, Yale 1714, minister of the town; when the others, Phineas, and Isaac, were by them carried captive to Canada. Phineas was much distinguished for military service.

JOSIAH STEVENS, Braintree, perhaps brother of the preceding, died 19 June 1677.

NATHAN STEVENS, the first born of Andover, died there, February 1719, says the record who calls him cornet; but I find no evidence of any wife or children.

NATHANIEL STEVENS, Dover, perhaps son of John Stevens of the same, though Mr. Quint marks him as first of the stock, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 4 October 1672; and he married 20 December 1677, Mehitable Colcord, daughter of Edward Colcord, had Samuel, Edward, and perhaps others.

NICHOLAS STEVENS, Charlestown, died 17 May 1646, as Farmer says; but I doubt he was not long a resident.

OBADIAH STEVENS, Stamford, eldest son of Thomas Stevens of the same, had Thomas, born 1679; Ephraim, 1681; and some others, of who or the mother I hear not the names.

RICHARD STEVENS, Concord, perhaps that son of Thomas Stevens, the London armorer, died 1683. If my conjecture be right, his widow and only daughter, says Willard in note to Barry, went home.

RICHARD STEVENS, Taunton, had Richard, born 23 February 1670; Mary, 8 July 1672; Thomas, 3 February 1675; Thomasin, 3 July 1677; Nathaniel, 30 July 1680; named 1689 as one of the inhabitants to which William Bradford made confirmation grant.

ROBERT STEVENS, Braintree, had Sarah, born 31 October 1641 and his widow Mary died 22 January 1692, near 90 years old.

SAMUEL STEVENS, Newbury, son of William Stevens, was probably that soldier Sergeant killed by the Indians at Bloody Brook, 18 September 1675, with his townsmen, Sergeant Thomas Smith and others, though Felt, II. 505, claims him for Salem, where he married 17 December 1672, Rebecca Rea, daughter, and he was son-in-law of Joshua Rea of Salem, had Samuel, born September following died in few weeks; and Sarah, 8 May 1674. His widow Rebecca who married 28 February following Simon Orne, had administration and daughter Sarah is mentioned.

SAMUEL STEVENS, Marlborough, son of Richard Stevens, perhaps brought by his father, was a Deacon early in eighteenth century.

THOMAS STEVENS, Sudbury, may be the youth in the Abigail, from London, 1635, aged 12, perhaps son of Thomas Stevens of London, the armorer, may have gone home and come again, with Cyprian, and was a freeman 1665, by wife Mary, had Ann, born 20 March 164; Thomas, 14 April 1665; John, 23 April 1667; Cyprian, 19 April 1670; and Jacob, 1 Mary. 1674; was a freeman 1665; and town clerk 15 years. Barry thinks he was first at Charlestown, a blacksmith, and late in life lived at Stow, but at Sudbury had been offered land to keep a school.

THOMAS STEVENS, Stamford 1641, had Thomas, Benjamin, Joseph, Ephraim, and Obadiah the eldest; but died 19 August 1658, when all were so young, that without naming one, he gave estate to wife to bring them up.

THOMAS STEVENS, Boston 1670, a baker, was an early inhabitant, by wife Sarah, had John, born 15 May 1648; Thomas, 28 December 1651, died young; Jonas, 27 October 1653; Aaron, 28 February 1655; Sarah, 31 August 1657, died soon; Thomas, again, 20 May 1658; Moses, 22 April 1659; Joseph, 17 April 1661; and Sarah, 8 December 1663.

THOMAS STEVENS, Guilford 1650, son of John Stevens of the same, probably born in England, removed to Killingworth, or as by its first settler called from their native place in Old England in 1665, Kenilworth, but why the name was degraded to its modular form is beyond the knowledge of any in the last three or four generations, yet easily conjecture, He was among the freeman 1669, Representative 1671 of Kenilworth but before that plantation was settled he had, by wife Mary, several children born at Guilford though larger part may be claim, possibly by Kenilworth. They were Mary; James, born 21 February 1651; Rebecca, who married Edward Rutty; Sarah, 25 January 1657, who married 18 April or May 1678, Stephen Dod; John, 10 March 1660; Thomas, 21 February 1662; Timothy, 1664; Joseph and Abigail, twins 23 April 1666 (she married Edward Lee); Elizabeth, 14 July 1668, married Nathaniel Chittenden; Ebenezer, 26 January 1671; Phebe, 21 February 1673; and Jonathan, 2 February 1676; and died 18 November 1685.

THOMAS STEVENS, Boston, mariner, died at Roanoke, and administration was given to his brother-in-law, George Kelly, 15 October 1672.

THOMAS STEVENS, Newbury, married 15 April 1672, Martha Bartlet, daughter probably of the first Christopher Bartlet, and perhaps the same man took second wife 13 October 1681, Mary Mighill, daughter of Thomas Mighill of Rowley.

THOMAS STEVENS, Casco, swore allegiance to Charles II 8 September 1665, bought of Indians Westgustago river about 1673, but sold his right next year.

THOMAS STEVENS was of Westerly 1680; and one died at Middletown, called senior 9 September 1714.

TIMOTHY STEVENS, Roxbury, son of the first John Stevens of Newbury, married 12 March 1665, Sarah Davis, probably eldest daughter of Tobias Davis, had Timothy Stevens, born 28 January 1666, Harvard College 1687, the first of this name at the College; Sarah, 6 March 1668; John, 24 July 1670; Joseph, 7 April 1673; Elizabeth, 21 August 1675; Maria, 6 April 1678; Hannah, 27 August 1680; Samuel, 30 March 1682; Abigail, 25 November 1686; and Nathaniel, 6 June 1688; was Deacon, and died 31 January 1708.

TIMOTHY STEVENS, Glastonbury, son of the preceding, ordained 1693, married 17 May 1694, Eunice Chester, daughter of John Chester of Wethersfield, had Timothy, born 23 March 1695, died next month; Sarah, 19 March 1696, died at 21 years; and John, 4 June 1698, died soon; and his wife died 16 of the same month. He married second wife 19 May 1701, Alice Cook, widow of Reverend John Whiting, daughter of Joseph Cook, had John, again, 13 September 1702, died young; Eunice, 14 September 1704, died soon; Martha, 6 September 1705, died young; twin sons 8 September 1707, died very soon; Timothy, again, 9 July 1709; Joseph, 15 August 1711; and Benjamin, March 1714, and died 14 April 1726.

WILLIAM STEVENS, Gloucester, a man of eminent skill as shipbuilder, probably first at Salem, and joined the church 29 December 1639, a freeman 13 May 1640, with prefix, of responsibilty had desired early in 1634, to build a floating battery for protection fo Boston as in Colony record I. 113 and 120, selectman 1642, and after; Representative 1644. He had built many large ships at London, before he came hither, I suppose 1632, for in January after Emanuel Downing, written in London to the Right Honorable Sir John Coke, principal Secretary of State, that from high authority he hears, that he is "so able a man, as they believe there is hardly such an other to be found in this kingdom." See the letter in 3 Massachusetts history Collection VIII. 324. He had baptized at Salem, Issac, and Mary, not perhaps twins 26 January 1640; Ruth, 7 March 1641, who married 7 October 1663, Stephen, Glover; besides James, before mentioned probably the oldest, and William, certain the youngest, but whether all were by wife Philippa, or when he or she died is unknown.

WILLIAM STEVENS, Newbury, may be that passenger in the Confidence from Southampton 1638, aged 21, probably brother of John Stevens, a fellow-passenger, both from Coversham in Oxfordshire and was not, I think, as Farmer said, first settler at Salem, a freeman with John, 18 May 1642, by wife Elizabeth Bidfield, daughter of Samuel Bidfield, married 19 May 1645, had says Coffin, Bidfield, born 16 March 1649, died young; John, 19 November 1650; and Samuel, 18 November 1652; and died 19 May 1653, probably sudden, as his will has that date. It was probated 30 June following names only children Jon and Samuel, made wife Elizabeth executrix.

WILLIAM STEVENS, Killingworth 1665, whither he removed from Guilford, brother of Thomas Stevens of the same, born in England, a freeman 1669, married 3 March 1653, Mary Meigs, daughter of John Meigs, had John, born 3 March 1654; Samuel, 1 March 1656; Nathaniel, 10 May 1659, died soon; Nathaniel, again, 29 October 1661; Judith, 1 October 1668; Josiah, 8 December 1670; and Mary, 2 November 1677. When he died is not marked but it was probably before 1685, when among proprietors of Guilford no other of the name, besides Nathaniel is found. Yet he may have been of Killingworth at that time, and given his Guilford estate to Nathaniel. Others of his children however did settle at Guilford. His wife or widow died 30 April 1703.

WILLIAM STEVENS, Charlestown, married 1 July 1673, Abigail Green, so common a name that it is perilous to conjecture who was her father.

WILLIAM STEVENS, Gloucester, eldest son of James Stevens of the same, married 15 June 1682, Abigail Sargent, probably daughter of William Sargent; and Mr. Babson says he died 24 September 1701. A widow Ann Stevens, perhaps the mother of John and William of the same, died at Newbury, July 1650; and a widow Stevens at Newtown, Long Island 1656. Farmer omitted to mention as he was wont, the number of graduates found by Harvard Catalogue fourteen, and at Yale ten, up to 1852.

JAMES STEVENSON, Reading, married 18 April 1661, his wife Naomi. It is easily made Stephenson.

ALEXANDER STEWART, ALEXANDER STEWARD, or ALEXANDER STUART, Charlestown, shipwright, by wife Hannah, named with children James, and John in the will, January 1669, of her grandfather Richard Prichard of Charlestown of who I suppose James died young, but both probably born in another town; had at Charlestown Hannah, Samuel, and Margaret, all, with John, baptized 9 May 1675, the mother having died on 21 August preceding, to Charlestown he had come from another town, not known as I conjecture from that baptism when he was not a church member and removed to Marlborough, there married 22 May 1688, Deborah Bediat, widow of Daniel Farrabas, or Farrowbush, daughter of Jon Bediat, the first, of Sudbury. But a very diligent inquiry about H. Ward, Esquire, calls her his third wife yet I know not the second. He had by Deborah, a daughter, and died 6 April 1731, his wife having died ten or more probably eleven years preceding.

DANIEL STEWART, DANIEL STEWARD, or DANIEL STUART, Barnstable, was their before 1666, as Mr. Hamblin says, and probably had children for I find many in a third generation but know nothing of second.

DUNCAN STEWART, DUNCAN STEWARD, or DUNCAN STUART, Newbury, shipwright, perhaps brother of Alexander Stewart, had Martha, born 4 April 1659; Charles, 5 June 1661; James, 8 October 1664; Henry, 1 May 1669; removed to Rowley, had three more, and died 1717, aged, as Coffin says, probably from exaggered tradition 100.

JAMES STEWART, JAMES STEWARD, or JAMES STUART, Plymouth, came in the Fortune 1621, probably without wife or children as he has, in the division of lands 1624, only a single ship and we may well suppose he had soon died or removed as in the divsion of cattle, 1627, his name is not found among the 156, composing the total population.

JAMES STEWART, JAMES STEWARD, or JAMES STUART, Weymouth, by wife Ann, had Susanna, born 23 May 1669;

JAMES STEWART, JAMES STEWARD, or JAMES STUART, 26 June 1672; and Ann, 22 January 1675; possibly others earlier.

JAMES STEWART, JAMES STEWARD, or JAMES STUART, Norwalk 1687, eldest son of Robert Stewart, was Ensign In 1713.

JAMES STEWART, JAMES STEWARD, or JAMES STUART, Newbury, son of Duncan Stewart, by wife Elizabeth, had James, born 29 July 1688; and Charles, 10 January 1690.

JOHN STEWART, JOHN STEWARD, or JOHN STUART, Springfield, perhpas as early as 1650, married Sarah Stiles, daughter of the first John Stiles; swore allegiance 1678, and died 21 April 1690. His widow married next year John Sacket of Northampton.

JOHN STEWART, JOHN STEWARD, or JOHN STUART, Newbury, perhaps son of Alexander Stewart, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 11 December 1680, and his wife died in few days; after which perhaps he removed to Rowley.

JOHN STEWART, JOHN STEWARD, or JOHN STUART, Norwalk 1708, son of Robert Stewart.

JOSEPH STEWART, JOSEPH STEWARD, or JOSEPH STUART, Salisbury, by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 19 December 1667.

RICHARD STEWART, RICHARD STEWARD, or RICHARD STUART, by Farmer is mentioned as of artillery company 1652, but to me the existance seems shadowy.

ROBERT STEWART, ROBERT STEWARD, or ROBERT STUART, Norwalk, moved in from Milford, where he had not been long, buying estate in Norwalk 1660, married 12 June 1661, Bethia Rumball, daughter of Thomas Rumball of Stratford, had James, born 29 March 1662; Abigail, August 1666; John, 18 March 1668; Deborah, May 1669; Elizabeth, September 1671; and Phebe, February 1673, or 4; and was living 1687. From him descendants the late learned theologian professor Moses Stuart, though the degrees are less sure.

WILLIAM STEWART, WILLIAM STEWARD, or WILLIAM STUART, Lynn, died 18 March 1664, and his widow Sarah returned inventory 29 June following. A Captain Stewart is named by Sewall, in his Diary, as dying early in August 1693. Of the great historic name, the clan of Stuart, were Austin, Charles, Neil, and Robert, prisoners of war from the sad field of 3 September 1651, at Worcester, Cromwell's crowning mercy, sent to Boston, where they arrived 13 May 1652, to be sold, but not to perpetuate servitude as John Cotton gently suggests to Oliver. I can feel no doubt, that the great majority, between three quarters and nine tenths, daughter of scurvy or broken heart; and not one in fifty of these young men left progeny.

AMOS STICKNEY, or AMOS STICKNEE, Newbury, was from Hull County York, son of William Stickney, perhaps born in England, is said to have been first at Boston, next at Rowley, of course, with his father, but at Newbury married 24 June 1663, Sarah Morse, probably daughter of Anthony Morse the first, had John, born 23 June 1666; Andrew, December 1667; Amos, 3 August 1669; Joseph, 14 April 1671; Benjamin, 4 April 1673; Sarah, 19 October 1674, died next year; Hannah, 31 March 1676; Moses, 26 November 1677; and perhaps Sarah, again, posthumous, swore allegiance 25 May 1669, and he died 29 August 1678. His widow married 17 December 1684, Stephen Acreman.

ANDREW STICKNEY, or ANDREW STICKNEE, Newbury, son of the preceding, by wife Rebecca, had Rebecca, born 16 January 1693, and his wife died a few days later; but of him I find no more, except his taking second wife Elizabeth Chute, eldest daughter of second James Chute, and died at Rowley 29 April 1727.

BENJAMIN STICKNEY, or BENJAMIN STICKNEE, Rowley, brother of the preceding, married Mary Palmer, had six sons and one daughter and died 5 March 1756.

JOHN STICKNEY, or JOHN STICKNEE, Rowley, son of William Stickney, married Hannah Brocklebank, daughter of that Captain Samuel Brocklebank, who was killed in Philip's war, had John, Samuel, and five daughters.

JOHN STICKNEY, or JOHN STICKNEE, Newbury, son of Amos Stickney, married 10 December 1689, Mary Poor, daughter probably of second John Poor of the same, had Mary, born 1 July 1691; John, 30 July 1693; Sarah, 10 May 1696; Prudence, 15 September 1699; and Joseph 19 December 1700.

SAMUEL STICKNEY, or SAMUEL STICKNEE, Bradford, eldest son of William Stickney, born in England, Representative 1689 and 90, married 18 February 1654, Julian Swan, or Susan Swan, daughter of Richard Swan of Rowley, had four children of who I see the name of Samuel only, born 5 April 1663, at Rowley and after removing to Bradford, by second wife married 6 April 1674, Prudence Leaver, widow of Benjamin Gage, and daughter of Thomas Leaver, town clerk of Rowley, by which he had three more children of which no names are known. He was a freeman 1682, and died 1715, leaving widow Prudence.

SAMUEL STICKNEY, or SAMUEL STICKNEE, Bradford, eldest son of the preceding, was a man of good service as selectman, had wife Mary, and it is said, twelve children of which I see not the names, except that the first son was Thomas, baptized 1695; and that Sarah and Mary were also baptized that year; Richard, 5 June 1709; Abraham and Jonathan, perhaps twins 21 January 1711; and Dorothy, 6 April 1712.

THOMAS STICKNEY, or THOMAS STICKNEE, Newbury, son of William Stickney, swore allegiance 25 May 1669, was of Bradford, when a freeman 1685.

WILLIAM STICKNEY, or WILLIAM STICKNEE, Rowley, was administered of Boston church 6 January 1639, having come probably the year preceding, from Hull in Yorkshire, and on 24 November after was with others dismissed to found the new church at Rowley, was a freeman 7 October 1640, but probably he brought wife and one or more children from England. His wife was Elizabeth, and of the children are known Samuel; John, born 1640; Andrew, 1644; Thomas, 1646; Mary; Faith; and Mercy; besides the first mentioned Amos; and he died 15 January 1665. But the order of success is uncertain and perhaps he had other children than Farmer could tell. Faith married 10 June 1674, at Bradford, Samuel Gage, and an Elizabeth Stickney married 21 July 1680, also at Boston, Daniel Tenny.

ELIAS STILEMAN, or ELIAS STYLEMAN, Salem, an early settler even as Felt suggests, may have come in the fleet with Higginson, 1629, probably brought son Elias, but of his wife Judith we hear no more; a freeman 3 July 1632, licensed to keep an ordinary in 1635, when he was constable, gave up probably that employment in 1653, and was made clerk of the Court for the County, and died 1662. His inventory was taken 7 November of that year. A very diligent inquiry in Essex Institute II. 163, is confident that he died before June 1639, though he states that the inventory was not brought in before November 1663. Yet, as Elias Stileman junior appears in many appraisements 1653 and after, I doubt much.

ELIAS STILEMAN, or ELIAS STYLEMAN, Salem, perhaps son of the preceding, born about 1617, administered of the church 18 August 1639, and a freeman 18 May 1642, had Elias, baptized 15 March 1640; and Elizabeth, who married about 1687, John Jordan; was of artillery company 1645, removed perhaps not before 1663 to Portsmouth; married second wife 10 April 1667, Ruth Maynard, had Ruth, who married 5 September 1687, William Buswell or William Bussell. In the list of early settlers of New England, printed Genealogical Registrar I. 139, Elias Stileman is by mistake called constable of Boston 1673. The name of seven chosen that year to that office have only Skarlet and Shrimpton of that initial family letter, and not one Elias. He was almost always in office; was Representative 1667 and five years more, a counsellor; under President Cutt, or Governor Cranfield, 1681 or 2, a Captain and Major, Representative again 1690, and died 19 December 1695, aged 78.

RICHARD STILEMAN, or RICHARD STYLEMAN, Cambridge, by wife Hannah, had Samuel, born 23 May 1644, baptized at Salem, 20 July 1651, he having removed thither, and soon after to Portsmouth, where by wife Mary, were born Mary, 6 January 1658; Elizabeth, 8 May 1663; Sarah, 30 June 1665; and Richard, 20 March 1668; and died 11 October 1678. Probably he as brother of the preceding, though sometimes the name is printed Stillman.

BENAJMIN STILES, or BENJAMIN STYLES, Woodbury, son of Francis Stiles, married Elizabeth Rogers of Milford, perhaps daughter of Eleazer Rogers, had Sarah, baptized May 1683; Thomas, November 1685, probably died before his father; Ruth; Abigail, April 1689; and Francis; removed to Stratford, there died 13 April 1711, and his widow died 13 June 1719.

EPHRAIM STILES, or EPHRAIM STYLES, Stratford, eldest son of Francis Stiles, a freeman 1668, married 8 July 1669, Ruth, widow of Obadiah Wheeler, and afterwards married Bathsheba Tomlinson, daughter of Henry Tomlinson, by whom he had, and left, at his death 21 June 1714, three daughters; Elizabeth, born 18 February 1687; Sarah, 4 November 1693; and Phebe, 25 March 1696; who all married. His estate was large.

EPHRAIM STILES, or EPHRAIM STYLES, Springfield, son of John Stiles the second, married 1694, Abigail Neal, daughter of Edward Neal of Westfield, had Rachel, born 21 May 1695; Issac, 6 October 1696; Ephraim, 5 December 1699; Abigail, 15 March 1704, died young; and Hannah 31 July 1708.

FRANCIS STILES, or FRANCIS STYLES, Windsor 1636, one of the first freeman of Connecticut 1640, had come from London, where he was a carpenter, early in the year preceding, aged 35, in the Christian, and sat down short tme at Dorchester. Probably he was son of Thomas Stiles of Milbrook, near Ampthill in County Bedford, baptized 1 August 1602, who makes us presume, that the age of the London record should be 33, as the register of the parish certificate to me by the minister in 1842, deserves much higher credit than that of the custom house. I presume he brought wife Rachel, unless she was sister aged 28 , but two wives and two children besides the four brothers in the same ship are difficult to be appropriated. Cothren, page 694, makes him, from family tradition to be engaged in preparation of a park for Richard Saltonstall, not Sir Richard, which is a mistake, for Suffolk register of deeds. volume I. 98, has the release of all demands by him up to date of September 1647, as well against Sir Richard, as son Robert. He worked I suppose under direction of Robert, who was less judicious than his elder brother. He made over to Robert Saltonstall, by deed dated 22 September 1647 all his lands at Windsor including 1500 acres in one parcel on the East side of the river but the debt exceed the value. He than calls himself of Saybrook, yet because three of his four sons were after at Stratford, Cothren tells, that the removal about 1640 to Stratford, which must be several years too early (as tradition often is), for Ephraim was born at Windsor 3 August 1645, and his is the only birth found in the old records. He was never of Saybrook and he probably at Windsor died 1653, or earlier. Of children he had Ephraim, Samuel, Benjamin, Thomas, Hannah, and Mary, who married Hope Washburn of Derby; Hannah married Edward Hinman. Her mother was Sarah, as Hinman, 141, tells. She married Robert Clark of Stratford, and by her will of 5 June 1677 left little property to disperse among her children the inventory of 2 February 1682, showing only £95.

HENRY STILES, or HENRY STYLES, Windsor, eldest brother of the preceding, baptized 27 November 1593, at Milbrook, near Ampthill in County Bedford, a carpenter, administered to be citizen of London on 2d Tuesday of April 1632, embarked in the Christian, at London, March 1635, aged 40, says the London custom house record with John, Thomas, and Francis, his brothers also, and went with the earliest migration from Dorchester, where he could have lived but few months, was never married, is named on the first page of Connecticut records as having traded a musket with an Indian in April 1636, which he was directed to regain. He was killed by casual shot of a gun in a military train, Cothren from the family member says, 3 October 1651.

HENRY STILES, or HENRY STYLES, Windsor, son of John Stiles, brought by his father in the Christian 1635, at age of 3 years, a freeman 1669; had children who died with the mother, whose name in the Stiles MS is called Ketch, of Stratford; and for second wife he married 16 April 1663, Elizabeth Wilcockson, probably daughter of William Wilcockson, had Elizabeth, born 30 November 1664; Margaret, 6 February 1667; Mary, 28 September 1669; Mindwell, 19 December 1671, who died before 13 years; and Samuel, 16 May 1674. To these Cothren adds Henry, who was the first born. Joseph, Benjamin, John, and Jonathan, but without desirable dates of birth though of some he gives day of death and approximate of age, and says the father died 22 August 1724, aged 95, who is perhaps less exaggered than usual, not more than three years too large.

ISAAC STILES, or ISAAC STYLES, Stratford, son of John Stiles the first, of Windsor, lived first at Wethersfield 1665, and when a freeman 1670, had, says Cothren, from President Stiles's MSS, Isaac, born 1663; John; Joseph; Jonatahn, 20 March 1688; Sarah; Lydia or Deborah; and Hannah; but he is not able to inform us of the name of the mother or dates of several children.

JOHN STILES, or JOHN STYLES, Windsor, son of Thomas Stiles, baptized at Milbrook, County Bedford, 25 December 1595, came with his brothers Francis, Henry, and Thomas, in the Christian from London, March 1635, though his age in the custom house record is called 35, who I judge to be liable to correct by exchanging the years of Henry and John; he also brought wife probably Jane, aged 35; and son Henry, 3 years and John, 9 months. Of course he first lived at Dorchester or Boston, and probably removed with others of Dorchester by land to Connecticut. Besides the children he brought from England, he had Issac, and Sarah, and died 4 June 1662. His widow whose name is not known died 3 September 1674. Cothren says his will was of 30 May 1662. Sarah married first, John Stewart of Springfield next 1691, 1691, John Sackett of Westfield. Family tradition claims for the wife of John, that she was the first English woman that ever stept ashore at Connecticut which is as reasonable as the similar stories for Mary Chilton at Plymouth, and Ann Pollard at Boston. But the Story of Stiles is far less probable.

JOHN STILES, or JOHN STYLES, Windsor, son of the preceding, born in England, married 28 October 1658, Dorcas Burt, daughter perhaps youngest, of Henry Burt of Springfield, had Sarah, born 12 September 1661; Hannah, 12 March 1664; John, 10 December 1665; besides Ephraim and Thomas, not recorded, was a freeman 1668, and died 8 December 1683. Hannah married 21 January 1687, Samuel Bliss of Springfield; and Sarah married 1 or 5 May 1681, Ephraim Bancroft, and next, Thomas Phillips.

JOHN STILES, or JOHN STYLES, Windsor, eldest son of the preceding, married Ruth Bancroft, had Ruth, born 5 February 1691; John, 17 December 1692; Margaret, 23 February 1695; Isaac, 30 July 1697; Ebenezer, 7 April 1701; Noah, 31 January 1703; Abel, died soon; Hannah, and another twin both died soon, as had a pair twins some years before; Abel, again, 5 or 10 March 1709; Hannah, again, 9 October 1711; and Benoni, 1714, died soon. He was grandfather of Reverend Ezra Stiles, distinguished equally for his extensive cruditity and amiable credulity, who was born 29 December 1727, eldest child of Isaac Stiles, and only one by wife Kezia Taylor, daughter of Reverend Edward Taylor of Westfield, who died five days after. The chronology of too many of the fourteen children belonged to John, is so strangely confused in Cothren, 697, that it defies restoration.

JOHN STILES, or JOHN STYLES, Boxford, a freeman 1690, may have been son of Robert Stiles of the same; but certainly Dorchester 1692, perhaps was son of Robert Stiles of the same; but certainly is beyond reach, and all that can be known is, that his wife was Mary, that he had John, Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, Nathaniel, and Nehemiah, of who Joseph, Mary, and Nathaniel died of smallpox in the fatal season of January 1721-2.

ROBERT STILES, or ROBERT STYLES, Boxford, married 4 October 1660, Elizabeth Frye, daughter of John Frye of Andover; was of Rowley 1661, but perhaps removed to Dorchester, where I find one of this name 1663, yet in my opinion this Dorchester man was older than him of Boxford, possibly but not probably was son of John the first; and inscription on gravestone is of his death 2 November 1710, and age, about 91, that may seem something too high.

SAMUEL STILES, or SAMUEL STYLES, Stratford, brother of Benjamin Stiles, in the freeman's list of 1669, married 31 December 1664, says Cothren, Elizabeth Sherwood, but died childless, probably before 1682, as in 1673 he had agreed with others to begin the settlement of Woodbury, and was not in the list of 1682.

THOMAS STILES, or THOMAS STYLES, youngest brother of Francis Stiles, Henry Stiles, and John Stiles, came in the same ship with them, aged 20, says the custom house record but that of his baptism 7 February 1613, in the native parish, would give him two years more. Yet it would be of higher interest, to know where he lived on our side of the water, and what could be told of him, beyond the single fact, that, at the assault on the Pequods in their last shelter of the swamp, 1637, he was shot, but not hurt, by an arrow striking in his neckerchief. See Massey's history of that war. He may have been of Windsor, but it is at least equally probable that he was of Dorchester, neither town having proof or presumption in its favor. Had he left descendants one might hope to hear of the birth-place of the children. Some slight note is seen in Stile's MSS indeed that he went to Flushing, Long Island, had two daughters, no sons.

THOMAS STILES, or THOMAS STYLES, Stratford, son of Francis Stiles, had wife who died before him, but no children and he died early in 1683.

THOMAS STILES, or THOMAS STYLES, Windsor, youngest son of John Stiles the second, married Bethia Hanmer, daughter perhaps of John Hanmer of Scituate, as the family tradition may indicate, had no children and died 1745. Eleven of this name had been graduates at Yale, in 1851, and one at Harvard.

GEORGE STILLMAN, Hadley, married 1686, Rebecca Smith, daughter of the first Philip Smith, had George, born 1686; Rebecca, 14 January 1688; Mary, 12 July 1689; Nathaniel, 1 July 1691; John, 19 February 1693; Sarah, 28 December 1694; Martha, 28 November 1696; Ann, 6 April 1699; Elizabeth, 19 October 1700; Hannah and Lydia, twins 7 November 1702; and Benjamin, 29 July 1705; all at Hadley of which town he was Representative 1698; removed to Wethersfield, where he was a prominent merchant and died 17 November 1728, in his 74th year. His widow died 7 October 1750, in 83rd year. Descendants have been numerous in Connecticut.

JASPER STILLWELL, or JASPER STILWELL, Guilford 1650, one of the first planters 1640, died November 1656. Dr. Stiles was able to add nothing. But my diligent friend Judd gives him wife Elizabeth and daughter Elizabeth, who married 26 November 1657, John Graves.

VINCENT STILSON, Milford 1646, died 1690, but more than half that interval, lived away from married and at Marblehead is seen 1668-74. In his will names wife Mary, 5 sons Vincent, James, Hugh, Charles, Moses, and daughters Agnes Hawkins, and the wife of George Barley, who may be the same as Barlow.

VINCENT STILSON, Marblehead, called junior in the signing of petition of inhabitants of Marblehead 1668, may have been son of the preceding.

ANDREW STIMPSON, or ANDREW STIMSON, Cambridge, by wife Jane, had Rebecca, born 20 January 1643; and Mary, 17 January 1647.

ANDREW STIMPSON, or ANDREW STIMSON, Charlestown, son of the preceding, with wife Abigail, joined the church 28 January 1683, when she, and daughter Abigail were baptized, had also Andrew, baptized 18 February following died young; Mary, 26 October 1684; Andrew, born 9 January 1686, died very soon; John, baptized 16 January 1687; Bethia, 23 March 1690; Benjamin, 18 September 1692, died under 30 years; Joseph, 22 December 1695; Lydia, 22 August 1697; and Joseph, 18 February 1700; and died says Bond, 14 December 1721, aged 72.

GEORGE STIMPSON, or GEORGE STIMSON, Ipswich 1668, married 22 July 1676, Alice Phillips, had George, born 17 August 1677, died within one year; Richard, 10 March 1679; Elizabeth, 11 January 1681; Mercy, 11 March 1683; Alice, 18 February 1685; Sarah, 14 June 1691; John, 27 August 1694; and Mary, 4 March 1696.

JOHN STIMPSON, or JOHN STIMSON, the freeman of 1645, I can assign to no residence.

JOHN STIMPSON, or JOHN STIMSON, Charlestown, with wife Abigail, joined the church 22 February 1685, and had John, Joseph, Benjamin, Jonathan, Abigail, Susanna, and Deborah, all baptized the Sunday following.

JONATHAN STIMPSON, or JONATHAN STIMSON, Watertown, married about 1673, Elizabeth Stubbs, daughter of Joshua Stubbs of the same, had James, his eldest; Jonathan, born 8 August 1675; Abigail; Mary; Elizabeth, 31 January 1681; Samuel, 15 February 1683; Rebecca, baptized 7 November 1686; Joseph, 24 May 1688; and Benjamin, 24 April 1690; by second wife Abigail, he had John; was a freeman 1690, and died 22 December 1692. Bond thinks he was brother of second Andrew Stimpson.

JONATHAN STIMPSON, or JONATHAN STIMSON, Charlestown, with wife Wait, joined the church 22 February 1685, had Jonathan, baptized on Sunday following.

JOSEPH STIMPSON, or JOSEPH STIMSON, Dover 1665-75, by Mr. Quint, a good judge of the case, is thought to be Stevenson.

GEORGE STIRK, the grant of Harvard 1646, is all unknown to us by father and mother, brother, sister, or friend, but W. Winthrop on his Catalogue had quoted from MS of Reverend Andrew Eliot, "that Mr. Stirk was an eminent chemist, and wrote several Latin treatis." As he did not have his A.M. we may presume he went to England early; and that he was dead 1698 is almost our whole record of his life. But it is highly probable that the true name was Starkey, who see.

BENAJMIN STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, son of Charles Stockbridge the first, married 1701, Mary Tilden, had Benjamin, born 1704, a physician of eminence and perhaps other children.

CHARLES STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, son of John Stockbridge, brought from England by his father in the Blessing at the age of 1 year, lived first at Boston, wheelwright, and by wife Abigail, had

CHARLES STOCKBRIDGE, Boston 9 December 1659, died with the wrong name of John by record in 2 months and at Charlestown had Abigail, 24 February 1662; at Scituate, Charles, again, 4 February 1664; Sarah, 30 May 1665; Thomas, 6 April 1667; Elizabeth, 13 August 1670; Joseph, 28 June 1672; Benjamin, 9 October 1676; and Samuel, 9 July 1679; Henry Josselyn; Sarah married Amos Turner. Abigail married 4 November 1679; and died 1683, and his widow married Israel Turner; and Elizabeth married David Turner.

CHARLES STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, eldest son of the preceding, had Rachel, born 9 April 1690; Mary, 11 August 1692; Abigail, 22 March 1695; Hannah, 30 January 1698; Ruth, 30 July 1700; Experience, 1 January 1704; Judith, 19 July 1706; and Charles, 13 October 1709, died probably in few months as may, perhaps, one or more other sons. He was one of the first selectmen of the new town of Hanover, settler. Off from Scituate 1727, and died it is thought 7 April 1731.

JOHN STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, wheelwright, came in the Blessing from London 1635, aged 27, with wife Ann, 21, and son Charles, 1; there his wife joined the church 16 July 1637, and had Hannah, baptized 24 September following; and Elizabeth, baptized at Boston, 10 July 1642; married a second wife 1643, widow Elizabeth Soane, had Elizabeth, 1644; Sarah, 1645; and Esther, 1647; and by third wife Mary, named in his will, had Abigail, 1655; and John, 19, baptized 26 July 1657, who probably died young; this last at Boston, whither he had removed and there made his will 4 September 1657, and died 13 October following. His widow married 8 April 1660, Daniel Henrick. Hannah married 29 October 1656 at Boston William Ticknor of Scituate; Elizabeth married 1 January 1661, Thomas Hyland; and Sarah married 6 January 1669, Joseph Woodworth.

JOSEPH STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, brother of Benjamin Stockbridge, married Margaret Turner, daughter of Joseph Turner, had Joseph, born 1 October 1698; Grace, 1700; John, baptized 2 July 1704; Barshua, 1 December 1706; Margaret, 31 October 1708; Susanna, 25 November 1711; and David; was selectman some years at Hanover, and Deacon longer, died 11 March 1773, therefore more than 100 years old by 7 months and 3 days.

SAMUEL STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, brother of the preceding, married 1703, Lydia Barrell, daughter of William Barrell, had Samuel, and perhaps more.

THOMAS STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate, brother of the preceding, married 28 July 1697, Sarah Reed, daughter of Thomas Reed of Weymouth, had Sarah, born 25 April 1699; Mary, 31 March 1701; Thomas, 13 February 1703; Deborah, 21 June 1705; Ann, 31 May 1710; Micah, 22 November 1714; and Sarah, 26 October 1718. His widow died 7 September 1758; but the date of his own death is not told.

EBENEZER STOCKER, Lynn, married 15 July 1674, Sarah Marshall, probably daughter of Captain Thomas Marshall of the same, had Thomas, born 24 April 1675; Ebenezer, July 1677; Sarah, 11 December 1679, died soon; Sarah, again, 27 February 1681; and Samuel, 29 November 1684; was a freeman 1691.

THOMAS STOCKER, Chelsea and Lynn 1651-72, by wife Martha, had, perhaps, other children besides Thomas and Elizabeth, both baptized at Boston 6 May 1655.

DANIEL STOCKIN, DANIEL STOCKEN, or DANIEL STOCKING, Milddletown, youngest son of Samuel Stockin of the same, married 27 August 1700, Jane Mould, perhaps daughter of Hugh Mould of New London, had Daniel, Joseph, Ebenezer, John, Jonathan, Elisha, Jane, all born Mr. Parsons, says, before 1712.

GEORGE STOCKIN, GEORGE STOCKEN, or GEORGE STOCKING, Cambridge, a freeman 6 May 1635, removed to Hartford, probably with earliest settlers and his name is in the list of a freeman 1669, though excused probably by reason of age, in 1660, from the coming duty of train, watch, and ward. He died May 1683, at great age, leaving Samuel, and had three daughters Hannah, wife of Andrew Benton; Sarah, wife of Samuel Olcott; and the wife of John Richards; but Benton's wife was dead leaving children.

GEORGE STOCKIN, GEORGE STOCKEN, or GEORGE STOCKING, Middletown, son of Samuel
Stockin, by wife Elizabeth, had Stephen, born 1694; Elizabeth, 1697; Samuel, 1700; Bethia, 1703; George, 1705; Nathaniel; but the record is deficient in months and days; and he died 17 February 1714.

SAMUEL STOCKIN, SAMUEL STOCKEN, or SAMUEL STOCKING, Hartford, son of the first George Stockin, born probably in England, married 27 May 1652, Bethia Hopkins, daughter of John Hopkins of Hartford, had Hannah, born 30 October 1654, who died before her father; Samuel, 19 or 29 October 1656; Bethia, 10 October 1658, who married 16 October 1675, Thomas Stowe; John, 24 September 1660; Lydia, 20 January 1663; George, 20 February 1665; Ebenezer, 23 February 1667; Stephen, 28 March 1673; and Daniel, 14 April 1677; lived at Middletown, when a freeman 1654, and was Representative 1665, 9, and 74, was Deacon, and perhaps served in Philip's war, for in 1677 he was made Sergeant, and he died 31 December 1683. His widow married James Steele.

JOHN STOCKMAN, Salisbury, married 10 May 1671, Sarah Pike, eldest daughter of Major Robert Pike, widow of Wymond Bradbury, took oath of allegiance 22 December 1677, had Joseph, born 29 February 1672; William, 2 November 1675; Dorothy, 20 April 1678, died under 18 years; John, 5 February 1681; and Robert, 8 August 1683; and died 10 December 1686.

JOSEPH STOCKMAN, Salisbury, eldest son of the preceding, married 14 January 1702, Hannah Morrell, daughter of Jacob Morrell, had Dorothy, born 14 September following.

THOMAS STOCKTON, came in the Truelove, from London, 1635, aged 21, but no more is heard.

QUINTIN STOCKWELL, Hatfield, by wife Abigail, had John, born 1676, at Deerfield, was taken by the Indians 19 September 1677, with several more, and carried to Canada and got back next year, of which suffered story at great length is given by Increase Mather in his Remarkable Providences. He took oath of allegiance 8 February 1679, and went to Branford, where he had Eleazer, born 25 April of that year. In 1692 lived at Suffield, until 1709, when he, wife Abigail, and son Eleazer were there.

ANTHONY STODDARD, Boston, 1639, called a linen draper, was recorded into our church 28 September of that year, a freeman 13 May following, by first wife Mary Downing, daughter of Emanuel Downing of Salem, niece of Governor Winthrop, sister of Sir George Downing, absurdedly called Lord George in the family Genealogy, had Benjamin, baptized 23 August 1640, not named in the printed Genealogy that supplies but ill the deficiency of accuracy by its beauty; Solomon Stoddard, Harvard College 1662, baptized 1 October 1643, about 4 days old, though most of the printed books say he was born 4 October and this error has been indescently interpoled into the town's copy of record of births perhaps by the hand that made the Genealogy perhaps by another confident in the printed volume and lightly regarded the sanctity of a public record; and Samson, born 3, baptized 7 December 1645. His wife died 16 June 1647, and he probably married the same year Barbara, widow of Captain Joseph Weld, of Roxbury, niece probably of Edward Clap, of Dorchester, having made the contract for marriage so early as 24 August and she being, in December as his wife’s record on dismissal from the church of Roxbury by that of Boston, had Samuel, baptized 20 January 1650, about 6 days old, but in the careless family Genealogy not named; Simeon, not mentioned in the record of births but baptized 25 May 1651; though the family Genealogy gives him to the first wife who had been dead more than 3 years; Sarah, born 21, baptized 24 October 1652; and Stephen, 6, baptized 8 January 1654; and this wife died 15 April 1655. By third wife Christian, taken as was the custom, within a year of whose name, born or death we are ignorant. He had Anthony, born 16, baptized 22 June 1656; Christian, 22, baptized 28 March 1658; Lydia, 27 March baptized 1 April 1660, though the family Genealogy says by 27 May; Joseph, 1, baptized 8 December 1661, died at 5 months; John, 22, baptized 16 April 1663; Ebenezer, 1, baptized 17 July 1664; Dorothy, 24, baptized 26 November 1665, by name Deboroah, says church record which no doubt is erronous; Mary, 25 March 1668, not found in the church record where is a vacancy for 16 or 17 months about this date; and Jane, 29 July baptized 6 August 1669; to who the genealogy presumptously adds to make ten by this wife a Grace, born twin with Jane, of which as neither town nor church record has notice and the other was baptized 8 days after birth. I doubt the existence but many of these children died young. Grace, called daughter in his will of 29 December 1684, probated 19 May 1687, to which he remits whatever she is indebted was not otherwise entitled than as widow of a deceased son of who we know no more. He was a man of great influence, constable as early as 1641, of his scruple in that office to obey the Governor's warrant for taking Francis Hutchinson into custody, and freedom of remark, called insolence by the author, the story is given by Winthrop II. 39. In 1650 he was chosen recorder of Boston, and a Representative also in 59 and 60, and nineteen years succesively from 1665, no man having ever been so often chosen for Boston to our days. For a fourth wife he had Mary Symmes, widow of Major Thomas Savage, daughter of Reverend Zechariah Symmes, and he died 16 March 1687, "the ancientest shop-keeper in town," says Sewall in his Diary.

JOHN STODDARD, Wethersfield, married 1642, Mary Foote, second daughter of Nathaniel Foote of the same, had Mary, born 12 May 1643; John, 12 April 1646; Caleb and Joshua, twins 12 September 1648, of which the former died young; Mercy, November 1652; Elizabeth, July 1656; and Nathaniel, 1661; and died December 1664; and his widow married John Goodrich April 1674. His daughter Mary married 10 December 1663; and Mercy married 10 March 1685, as second wife the same man, Joseph Wright; Elizabeth also married a Wright.

JOHN STODDARD, Wethersfield, son of the preceding, married 26 May 1674, Elizabeth Cuartis, daughter of Thomas Curtis of the same, had eight children, and died 4 December 1703. Six children John, Jonathan, David, Samuel, Elizabeth, and Mary with wife Elizabeth, are named in the will of 30 November 1703, so that two, probably died young. He left good estate. See Foote Genealogy by Goodwin.

JOSHUA STODDARD, Wethersfield, brother of the preceding, married 15 August 1684, Bethia Smith, daughter of Richard Smith of the same, and died about 1725, leaving no issue.

NATHANIEL STODDARD, Wethersfield, brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, who died 17 January 1693, had one child, and he married 7 December following Eunice Standish, daughter of Thomas Standish of the same, had three children, and died 9 February 1714; and his widow died 5 August 1716, aged 52, as Goodwin shows without naming the children or given dates of births. But the Wethersfield family had first written their names Stodder.

SAMSON STODDARD, son of Anthony Stoddard, in the genealogy, hardly to be distinguished as neither the name of wife nor date of marriage nor place of residence nor number of children. Nor time of death is given. All that it tells, is that he had son Samson Stoddard, Harvard College 1701. On turning to our record we find, that he was of Boston, by wife Susanna, hadrf Anthony, 24 May 1672; Martha, 13 June 1678; and Christian, 11 May 1680; but probably he removed yet the birth of one of these children of Samson is found on the same page of one of Simeon, who found more favor in the eyes of the compiler of the Genealogy.

SIMEON STODDARD, Boston, brother of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 15 April 1677, died young; Anthony Stoddard, 24 September 1678, Harvard College 1697; Elizabeth, 10 February 1680; Simeon, 20 October 1682, who was, says the genealogy murdered in England, and in our probable office administration is given to the father 26 September 1706, on his son’s death near London; Mary, again, 19 September 1684; David, 5 December 1685; Jonathan, 5 February 1688; Martha, 14 December 1689; all who so nearly concurred with the family Genealogy that I adopt for the residue, without scrutiny, from that work; William, 8 November 1693; Jonathan, again, 4 May 1695; and John, June 1697. Only two of these children I think, outlived the father whose first wife died 13 August 1708; his second wife was married 31 May 1709, Elizabeth widow of Colonel Samuel Shrimpton, who died 14 April 1713. His third wife married 12 May 1715, was Mehitable Minot, widow of Peter Sargent, who had been widow of Thomas Cooper, daughter of James Minot. He was a freeman 1670, a member of Province Council, and died 15 October 1730; and his will of 15 March 1728, probated 31 October 1730, provides for her, and gives residue of large estate to sons Anthony and William, and one fourth to children of David, and one fourth to children of his daughter Legg.

SOLOMON STODDARD, Northampton, brother of the preceding, at school to famous master Corlet before college and after his graduation went to Barbados, as chaplain to the Governor, who had been here, was one of the chief divines of New England in his days; married 8 March 1670, Esther Warham, widow of Eleazer Mather, daughter of Reverend John Warham, had thirteen children: Mary, born 9 January 1671; Esther, 2 June 1672; Solomon, who died 22 March 1673, probably not many hours old, but omitted in the genealolgy, though town records mentioned the death; Samuel, 5 February 1674, died soon; Anthony, 6 June 1675, died next day; Aaron, 23 August 1676, died in few hours, but the town record omits the name; which perhaps was never solemnly given, while his twin brother Christian lived to good old age; Anthony Stoddard, again, 9 August 1678, Harvard College 1697, the same year with his cousin Anthony, who became the librarian; Sarah, 1 April 1680; John Stoddard, 17 February 1682, Harvard College 1701, a gentleman of uncompromising sagacity and merit; Israel, 10 April 1684, who died a prison in France; Rebecca, 1686; and Hannah, 21 April 1688. He was ordained successful to the first husband of his wife 11 September 1672, and made a freeman the same year, yet swore allegiance 1679, died 11 February 1729, aged 85; and his widow died 10 February 1736, aged 91. Of this name nine had been graduates at Harvard and eleven at Yale in 1838. See Stodder.

BENJAMIN STODDER, Scituate, son of the second John Stodder of Hingham, married 1705, Mary Sylvester, daughter of Israel Sylvester of Scituate, had Benjamin, born 1708; Mary, 1711; Elisha, 175; Elijah, 1719; and Isaiah, 1723.

DAVID STODDER, Hingham, son of John Stodder the first, born in England, married 27 December 1665, Abigail Lane, perhaps widow of John Law, certainly daughter of the first Andrew Lane, had David, born 12 July 1668; Abigail, 18 September 1670; Sarah, 1 December 1672; Deborah, 15 April 1674, died at 9 months; Josiah, 6 July 1678; Joseph; and Jael, 5 May 1683; Ruth, 27 July 1685; and Lydia, 10 April 1694, died in few hours. He died 9 March 1737, aged 104 years, the oldest that ever died in that town.

DAVID STODDER, Hingham, son of the preceding, married 26 May 1690, Margaret Macvarlo, had Abigail, Sarah, Josiah, Joseph, and Samuel.

HEZEKIAH STODDER, Hingham, brother of Benjamin Stodder, married Lois Silvester, daughter of Israel Silvester, 19 November 1706, had Lois, born 2 March 1708, died same month, removed to Scituate, there had Bathsheba, 1711; Joshua, 1713; Eunice, 1715; and Hezekiah, 1722. His wife died 28 October 1738, aged 60.

JACOB STODDER, Hingham, brother of the preceding, married 17 August 1704, Sarah Howard, had Nathaniel, born 14 May 1705; and Sarah, 28 December 1711; and he died 25 October 1734.

JOHN STODDER, Hingham 1638, but not one who came that year in the Diligent, and grant of a house lost the same year, a freeman 18 May 1642, in that year lived at Hull, brought from England son John and here had Daniel; Samuel, baptized 14 June 1640. He had daughters Elizabeth, who married February 1658, John Low; and Hannah, who married Gershom Wheelock, besides sons John, the eldest, Daniel and Samuel, as we learn from his will of 20 November 1661. It was probated 31 January following by John the executor, and as it provided for John and Elizabeth Law the grandchildren, and made daughter Hannah's share if she had not children at her death, devised to her husband and his own three sons we may infer, that most of them were born in England. Family tradition makes his death 18, probably 28 November 1661; and adds that Ann, perhaps his widow, died 8 October 1675.

JOHN STODDER, New London 1650, gave deposition in February 1672, called himself 60 years old, and died probably 1676, leaving widow who married John Sampson, besides two sons Robert and Thomas, whose descendants are numerous in that vicinage; besides one, John, the wonderful murderer (by his own confession aged 16), of the wife of Thomas Bolles, and two of her children and his own half brother John Sampson. See that article. Another son of Sampson six or seven years old, at that time, constituted the whole family as far as is known.

JOHN STODDER, Hingham, son of John Stodder of the same, born in England, married 13 December 1665, at Scituate, Hannah Bryant, daughter of John Bryant of Scituate, had Hannah, born 15 November 1666; John, 7 June 1668; James, 16 July 1670; Tabitha, 1 February 1672; Jacob, 17 February 1674; Martha, 1 November 1676; Hezekiah, 11 February 1679; Nathaniel, 18 March 1681, died at 21 years; Benjamin, 23 October 1683; Bathsheba, 1 April 1686, died next month. His wife died 17 September 1702; and he died 20 December 1708.

JOHN STODDER, Hingham, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 6 May 1700; and Tabitha, 12 September 1704.

JOSEPH STODDER, Hingham, son of David Stodder the first, by wife Mercy, had Samuel, born 22 September 1728.

RALPH STODDER, New London, on Groton side, in 1696, mentioned by Caulkins, 159, may not have been the younger brother of the wretched homicide; and as the same author, 354, finds a

SAMUEL STODDER, Hingahm, son of John Stodder the first, a freeman 1677, married 6 February 1667, Elizabeth Gill, daughter of Thomas Gill, had Elizabeth and Tabitha, twins born 1 December 1667, of who Tabitha died in few days; Samuel, 11 August 1670, who died at Scituate 25 July 1762; Mary, 30 August 1672; Stephen, 18 September 1674; Thomas, 19 December 1676; Simon, 17 February 1679; Rachel, 9 March 1681; Jeremiah, 3 November 1683; Jonathan, 1 May 1686; David, 9 July 1688, died soon; and David, again, 19 March 1693. His wife died 8 May following, and he married 10 January 1699, Martha Beal, widow of John Chubbuck, daughter of Nathaniel Beal, and he died 16 September 1731, aged 92. Often the name was written Stoddard by strangers, as that name is frequently seen Stodder.

HENRY STOKES, Pemaquid, took oath of fidelity to Massachusetts July 1674. Dr. Harris, the elder, in his history of First Church of Dorchester, misappropriated this name to Fowkes. See that article.

ISAAC STOKES, Dover 1660. Deborah Stokes, perhaps his daughter, married 15 August 1687, Richard Kenney. One Grace Stokes embarked at London, September 1635 in the Hopewell, to come to Boston, of who I can tell no more.

JOHN STONARD, JOHN STONNARD, or JOHN STONHARD, Roxbury, 1645, in August of that year mortgaged his estate to Governor Dudley and the same was discharghed January 1647, was of the church but took not a freeman's oath, and was buried 13 August 1649, a middle-aged man, says Eliot. Perhaps he brought wife and children from England.

JOSEPH STONARD, JOSEPH STONNARD, or JOSEPH STONHARD, Haddam, proposed for a freeman 1669, may have been son of the preceding.

BENAJAH STONE, Guilford, son of the first William Stone of the same, married Esther Kirby, daughter of John Kirby of Middletown, had Benajah; Esther, born 3 November 1676; Mary, 9 October 1681; and Abraham, who died young; and died 1738.

DANIEL STONE, Cambridge, son of Gregory Stone, born in England, a freeman 10 May 1643; by wife Mary, had Mary, born 22 March 1644; Sarah, 22 September 1645; David, died 1646, probably very young; Daniel, 2 January 1647; Elizabeth, 1 January 1649; Abigail, 28 April 1653; was a surgeon, removed to Boston, where he had Mehitable, 1 August, and his wife died 8 August 1658, and was, thought youngest son, executor November 1672, with the eldest. His daughter Mary probably married 14 May 1667, Isaac Hart of Concord.

DANIEL STONE, Sudbury, son of John Stone the first, married 2 November 1667, Mary Ward, widow of Richard, had Daniel, born 22 November 1668; Ann, 15 January 1670; Tabitha, 4 May 1672; Sarah, 14 February 1675; Mary, 10 August 1677; Elizabeth, 9 November 1678; Abigail, 13 February 1680; and John; was Deacon in Sudbury, removed to Framingham, there was selectman two years, and his wife died 10 June 1703. He married 8 February following Abigail Wheeler, who died 28 October 1711, and he married 18 November 1712, Ruth Haynes, and he died 1719.

DANIEL STONE, Watertown (whose father Dr. Bond did not venture to conjecture but), in my opinion was son of the first Daniel Stone, or the first David Stone, and so grandson of Gregory Stone; but Bond informs us, that his wife Joanna, and three children Daniel, David, and Dorcas were baptized 19 June 1687, at Watertown.

DAVID STONE, Cambridge, son of Gregory Stone, born in England, a freeman 1647, by wife Elizabeth, had David, born April 1649, but mother and child died soon; by wife Dorcas, had David, born 6 April 1650; Daniel; Dorcas, 18 December 1652; John, about 1654; Samuel, 19 June 1656; and Nathaniel, all these six baptized says Mitchell's Register in his church. Lexington records mentioned that David died 16 January 1704, and Dorcas, 13 July following, probably this husband and wife.

DAVID STONE, Sudbury, son of John Stone of the same, by wife Susanna, had Susanna, born 29 January 1677; Mary, 19 February 1682; Samuel, 23 May 1685; Thomas, 11 March 1688; and died 1737.

DAVID STONE, Cambridge, son of the first David Stone, married 31 December 1674, Sarah Hildreth, daughter probably of Richard Hildreth, and died 21 August 1679.

DAVID STONE, Cambridge, son of Simon Stone the second, married 12 December 1710, Mary Rice, perhaps daughter of Richard Rice of the same, had only daughter Mary, or Mercy, and he died 7 October 1750, had been blind 56 years.

EBENEZER STONE, Newton, son of Simon Stone the second, a freeman 1690, married 18 March 1686, Margaret Trowbridge, daughter of James Trowbridge of the same, had Ebenezer, born 21 December following; Margaret, 1 August 1688; Samuel, 1 July 1690; John, 18 September 1692; Nathaniel, 6 September 1694, died young; Mindwell, 26 June 1696; David, 15 May, 1698; Mary, 19 April 1700; Simon, 14 September 1702; James Stone, 8 June 1704, Harvard College 1724, minister of Holliston; Experience, 1 July 1707. His wife died 4 May 1710, and he had second wife 12 June 1711 Abigail Wilson, who died 1720, and he took 3rd wife 8 April 1722, Sarah Nevinson, widow of Samuel Livermore, who had been his third wife, and widow of Nathaniel Sterns, daughter of John Nevinson. He was selectman, often Representative 9 years, and of the Provincial Council. Died 4 October 1754.

ELIAS STONE, Charlestown, by wife Abigail, had Elias, baptized 24 July 1687; John, 16 December 1688; William, 16 February 1691, died soon; Abigail, 1 November 1691, died soon; Abigail, again, 16 July 1693; Mary, 4 November 1694; Thomas, 5 December 1696; Elizabeth, 11 December 1698; Sarah, 22 December 1700; Robert, 1 November 1702; Hannah, 4 February 1704; Rebecca, 23 March 1707; Richard, 12 March 1709; and William, again, 4 January 1713. I presume, from finding neither father nor mother among the members of church, that they removed to Charlestown from some other town. But the name Elias Stone was perpetuated at Charlestown through 3 or 4 generations.

GREGORY STONE, Cambridge, brother of Simon Stone, did not, I conjecture, come in the same ship yet probably in the same year with him, though for a year or two he dwelt at Watertown, and had grant there of land, a freeman 25 May 1636, yet more important, is it, that he brought wife Lydia, formerly widow Cooper, who died 24 June 1674, with the children John and Lydia of her first husband and his own children.

JOHN STONE, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Samuel, and Sarah, probably all born in England. He was Deacon, Representative 1638, and died 30 November 1672, aged 80. His will, made 8 days before, printed in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 69, provides for wife his four sons besides John Cooper, and Lydia Fiske's daughter Lydia, who he calls the mother grandchildren. His widow died 24 June 1674. Lydia Cooper married David Fiske; Elizabeth Stone married possibly not probably Anthony Potter of Ipswich; and Sarah married 12 July 1653, Joseph Meriam of Concord.

HUGH STONE, Andover, married 15 October 1667, Hannah Foster, perhaps daughter of Andrew Foster, had John, born 1668, and others, says Barry, from whom I would gladly have copied their names and dates, but the information is not given. From the record we find the death of his wife 20 April 1689 "murdered by her husband" whence it is safe to conclude, that he was insane.

HUGH STONE, Warwick, married Abigail Bassaker, a daughter of Peter Bassaker, or Peter Busicot, as the Rhode Island record gives the name, had Peter, born 14 March 1672 or 3; and Abigail, 10 February 1678 or 9. He was in 1666 styled "late servant to John Paine of Boston."

JOHN STONE, the Captain of violent temper, who in September 1633, was forbit by our Court to come again within this jurisdiction on pain of death and soon after was killed by the Pequods. He belonged to Virginia, yet our people made this one of the provocations to the war, in which that tribe was destroyed though much stronger was the incitement caused by later acts of those Indians.

JOHN STONE, Salem 1636, kept the ferry across Bass river at the earlierst day, had grant of land 1637, was one of the founders of the Beverly church 23 June 1667, then called senior, wherefore it may be that he had son of the same name, and perhaps other children. Possibly he was passenger in the Elizabeth 1635, from London, when custom house marks the age of the person, 40.

JOHN STONE, with his wife admonished (by our Court) to "make bigger bread" in 1639, may have, soon after such hint, removed from Massachusetts.

JOHN STONE, Cambridge, son of Deacon Gregory Stone, born in England, came with his father, married Ann Howe, daughter of Elder Edward Howe of Watertown, had Hannah, born 6 June 1640; John, date of whose birth or death is unknown, but he is thought to be the eldst son yet, unform of mind, was subject to the care of his younger brothers; Daniel, 31 August 1644; David, 31 October 1646; Mary; Elizabeth; Margaret, 22 October 1653; Tabitha, 20 or 29 May 1655; Sarah 22 September 1657; and Nathaniel, 11 May 1660; was a freeman 1665, than called of Watertown, and yet one of the earliest settlers of Sudbury 1640, where most of these children were born and there he was Elder of the church but probably in the great Indian war removed to Cambridge, again, and was its Representative 1682, and 3, and died 5 May in this latter year. His will of 16 April preceding, calls him aged about 64 years. Abstract in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 145, provides for widow and the ten children. Hannah married 1 July 1658 the second John Bent of Marlborough; Mary married 1665, Isaac Hunt, and next, 30 September 1681, as his second wife Eliphalet Fox; Elizabeth married Samuel Stow; Margaret married 11 January 1676, William Brown; Tabitha married 2 or 27 (both dates given by Barry) November 1674, John Rice; and Sarah married Jacob Hill.

JOHN STONE, Hartford, an original proprietor, perhaps is he to which the Connecticut Government in 1668, granted 100 acres. But he had removed early to found in 1639 the original compact at Guilford, there by wife Mary, had John, born 14 August 1644; Samuel, 6 December 1646; Nathaniel, 5 February 1648; Thomas, 5 June 1650; and Noah, 1652, who died unmarried 3 or 4 years before his father, who died about 1687. He, with William Stone, is among the freeman of Guilford 1669.

JOHN STONE, Boston, by wife Mary, had Sarah, born 16 September 1659; and he died soon, as may seem, for his widow Mary Stone at Boston married 23 November following Roger Wheeler.

JOHN STONE, Hull, in his will of 5 May 1659, probated 27 January 1664, leaving to wife Joan all his real and personal estate, she to pay £60 to the three children of his brother Simon who had lived at Cothelstone in County Somerset, about 6 miles north of Taunton, so that it would be inferred that he had no children and had come from the part of England.

JOHN STONE, Hull, called senior in May 1666, when he sold a house lot, so that perhaps he had son of the same name.

JOHN STONE, Watertown, son of Simon Stone the first, born in England, probably brought in his mother's arms in the Increase from London 1635, being 5 weeks old, when embarked 15 April yet bond says the Watertown record marks him born 15 August perhaps by blunder. By wife Sarah, he had Sarah; Joanna, born 11 January 1665; John, 15 December 1666; Ann, 8 August 1668; Mary, 14 September 1670; Elizabeth, 5 May 1672; Samuel, 14 February 1675; Hepzibah, 5 May 1677; Deborah, 25 February 1680; and Rebecca, 22 August 1682; was a Deacon, and died 26 March 1691. Sarah married 15 or 18 December for bond mentioned both dates, 1681, Manning Sawin; Joanna married 9 May 1693, Simon Tainter; Elizabeth married 17 November 1692, John Barnard, as his second wife; Hepzibah married 7 January 1702, as his second wife John Morse; and Deborah married 9 June 1703, Ephraim Cutter.

JOHN STONE, who had his A.B. at our Harvard College 1653, went to England, there was married at Cambridge University, but the time of his death is uncertain though by the Mather Catalogue, it was before 1698. Farmer who was probably mistaken thought he was son of Reverend Samuel Stone of Hartford.

JOHN STONE, Milford, son of John Stone of Guilford, married Susanna Newton, daughter of Reverend Roger Newton, and died 1686, leaving children Samuel, John, and Ezekiel.

JOHN STONE, Beverly son of John Stone of the same, died about 1691, leaving widow Abigail, by whom he had John, born 25 November 1654; and Samuel, 15 November 1658; who brought inventory to probably 25 September of that year.

JOHN STONE, Groton, was among the early settlers on the second building of the town after Philip's war, or certainly was in March 1692 assigned to participate garrison in one part, and by wife Sarah, had John, born 23 September 1699; and James, 23 January 1701.

JOHN STONE, Watertown, son of John Stone of the same, by wife Mary Barsham, perhaps daughter of John Barsham, had John, born 10 April 1697; Nathaniel, 23 May 1699l; Isaac, 8 February 1703; Mary, 22 February 1705; and Barsham, 15 September 1710.

JONATHAN STONE, Watertown, youngest son of the second Simon Stone, married 15 November 1699 Ruth Eddy, daughter of Samuel Eddy, had Jonathan, born 1702. His wife died 7 or 13 October of that year. Bond gives both dates, and by second wife Mary, who died 24 June 1720, he had no children, but by third wife married 15 November 1720, Hepzibah Coolidge, daughter of Nathaniel Coolidge, he had twins Hepzibah, 9 October 1722, died in few months, and Ann; and Moses, 16 December 1723; and died 7 January 1754, and his widow died 25 March 1763, aged 83.

MATTHEW STONE, Lancaster and Sudbury, son of Simon Stone the second, by wife Mary, had Joseph, Mary, Adams, and Rachel. The dates of neither are given by Barry or Bond, yet they interchange priority between 2nd and 3rd. He died at Sudbury of where he was Deacon, and his will was probated 9 August 1743.

NATHANIEL STONE, Beverly, perhaps son of John Stone of the same, may have been of Ipswich 1648, and was a freeman 1668. He may have been the same, who by wife Mary, had at Boston, Nathaniel, born 25 March 1664.

NATHANIEL STONE, Guilford, son of John Stone of the same, was made a freeman 1677, married 10 July 1673, Mary Bartlett, daughter of George Bartlett of the same, had Joseph, born 11 June 1674; Ebenezer, 21 August 1676; Nathaniel, 7 October 1678; Ann, 29 January 1681, died at 3 years; Caleb, 26 March 1683, died next year; Caleb, again, 10 November 1685; Noah, 9 November 1687, died under 16 years; John, 7 October 1689, died before 10 years; Ann, again, 17 June 1692; and Timothy, 16 March 1696; and died 11 August 1709. His widow died 1724.

NATHANIEL STONE, Cambridge, son of John Stone of the same, married 25 April 1684, Sarah Wait of Malden, perhaps daughter of Honorable John Wait, had Nathaniel, born 15 October 1685; Ebenezer, 16 April 1688; Jonathan, 24 March 1690; Isaac; John, 13 April 1702; Mary, 19 December 1705; Sarah 12 October 1708; Hezekiah, 5 March 1711; and Barry says his will, of 23 June 1732, was probated 2 November following.

NATHANIEL STONE, Harwich, son of Simon Stone the second, married 15 December 1698, Reliance Hinckley, youngest child of Governor Hinckley, and this union probably led him to be first minister of that town, where a church was gathered 1700; ordained 16 November 1700, before who Mather's Hecatompolis would persuade us he had three several flocks at once. He had Hannah; Nathan Stone, born 18 February 1708, Harvard College 1726; Nathaniel; Mary; Reliance; Thankful; and four other daughters but of the last eight children no dates are found; and he died 8 February 1755, aged 88. His widow died 24 May 1759.

NICHOLAS STONE, Boston, by wife Hannah, had Hannah, born 8 January 1652; Josiah, 4 February 1654; Hopestill, 7 January 1656; Abigail, 20 November 1658; Elizabeth, 25 September 1661; Benjamin, 17 February 1664; was a shipwright, and perhaps removed. Barry says that his daughter Mary married 1671 Isaac Johnson of Charlestown; but such daughter is not known by me.

PETER STONE, Warwick, son of Hugh Stone of the same, married 25 June 1696, Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of John Shaw, had Elizabeth, born 25 March 1697; Peter, 22 October 1698; Sarah, 17 February 1700; Abigail, 15 September 1701; Priscilla, 2 February 1703; and John, 29 September 1704.

ROBERT STONE, Salem 1652, perhaps brother perhaps son of John Stone of the same, by wife Sarah, had Samuel, born 23 January 1658; Robert, 24 January 1662; Benjamin, 28 February 1665; and others, says Barry, but names them not. One was Sarah, 28 February 1668. In November 1660, as Felt, II. 583, tells, his wife was prosecuted as a Quaker, but the sentence in her case was not, we may hope, that she should be hanged or sold for a slave to the West Indies as in several other instances. Probably both died in their beds in advanced age.

ROBERT STONE, Salem, son probably of the preceding, married 27 August 1685, Hannah Eager, had Elizabeth, born 16 August following died in few months; and Robert, 4 March 1688; and died 1688, and his wife died 17 April 1691, aged 29, as by the gravestones we learn.

SAMUEL STONE, Hartford, was, it is said, born at Hertford in County Herts (about 20 miles from London), usually sound. Hartford, and tradition tells that the city in Connecticut out of regard to him was thus named; perhaps younger brother of Gregory Stone, and of Simon Stone, certainly bred at Emanuel, where he was matriculated 1620, and took his degrees 1623 and 7, came in 1633, with Cotton, Hooker, and other men of note, passengers embarked at the Downs, in the Griffin, arriving 4 September at Boston, went with Hooker to Cambridge, where 11 October next he was made teacher and Hartford pastor of the church, and administered a freeman 14 May following, in 1636 removed with Hooker, and they founded the church of Hartford there with universally acceptance. They fulfilled the same duties as before at Cambridge and in the Pequot war, 1637, he was chaplain to the troops under Captain Massey. After the death of our judicious Hooker, he had a sad controversy with some of his people, equally bitter and unintelligible of which Mather thought the origin undiscoved. But after many years of fruitless attemps at reconciliation Governor Webster and many friends of influence removed up the river beyond the rancor, and Stone died 20 July 1663. He had second wife married 1641, Elizabeth Allen at Boston, by her had Samuel and Elizabeth, and three children were of former one, Rebecca, Mary, and Sarah. The whole five are mentioned in his will. More than one fifth of his inventory was in books. It ought to be told, that the town record has other children Joseph, baptized 18 October 1646; Lydia, 22 January or February 1648; a son baptized 29 April 1649, who may be the Samuel of the will; and Abigail, born 9 September 1650; but probably all except Samuel, and Elizabeth, who must be the same as Lydia, or Abigail of the town record died early. His widow married Mr. George Gardner, of Salem, outlived him, and died late in 1681. Her will of 6 June probated 4 January following names her own two children Samuel, and Elizabeth, who had been wife of William Sedgwick, was after many years of neglect, divorced from him, married John Roberts, had son John, who in this will was provided for by his grandmother. She names her daughters-in-law, the children of his first wife Rebecca, wife of Timothy Nash of Hadley; Mary, wife of Joseph Fitch of Windsor; and Sarah, wife of Thomas Butler of Hartford.

SAMUEL STONE, Hartford, only son of the preceding, was much respected in Connecticut and qualified to assist Gershom Bulkley, in 1676, at Wethersfield, in his work of the ministry, while given his devotion to the other work of Surgeon to the forces in the Indians war. He also preached at Wethersfield, Middletown, and other places, was never married nor settled, but he had liberal grant of land by the legislature of Connecticut. For his father's services, became very intemperant in 1678 and 80, was punished by fines for drunkeness "given over to the power" of that evil habit, and died 8 October 1683, by falling down the bank of the river on the rocks.

SAMUEL STONE, Cambridge, fourth son of Gregory Stone, probably born in England, a freeman 1657, was married 7 June 1665 to Sarah Stearns, daughter of the first Isaac Stearns, had Samuel, born 1 October 1656; Isaac; both baptized says the Registrar of matchless Mitchell, though it gives not their dates; and Isaac probably died young; Sarah, 5 February baptized 10 March 1661, was adopted by Richard Webb of Hartford, as a daughter, and he brought her up until married to Thomas Butler, and she had half of his estate; John, 12 May baptized June 1663; Lydia, 25 November baptized 31 December 1665; Mary, 22 February baptized 22 March 1668, died soon; Ann, 30 June 1673; and Joseph; he was Deacon, and died 27 September 1715 in his 80th year.

SAMUEL STONE, Guilford 1676, propounded for a freeman October of that year, was son of John Stone of the same, married 1 November 1683, Sarah Tainter, daughter probably of the first Michael Tainter of Branford, had Sarah, born 1684, died soon; Samuel, 1685; Abigail, 1687; Sarah, again, 1689; Deborah, 1690; Mary, 1693; Bathshua, 1695; and Elizabeth, 1697; and he died 5 April 1708.

SAMUEL STONE, Beverly, perhaps son of John Stone of the same, married Elizabeth Herrick, daughter of Zechariah Herrick, but the date of her birth is given by Barry, as that of marriage; had Samuel, born 15 January 1685; Robert, 7 January 1687; Elizabeth, 1 February 1689; Catharine, 15 April 1691; Mary, 21 February 1693, who died in few days.

SIMON STONE, Watertown, elder brother of Gregory Stone, and perhaps of Reverend Samuel Stone, came in the Increase from London 1635, aged 50, called husbandman, with wife Joan Clark, or Jane Clark, 38, daughter of William Clark, and children Frances, 16; Ann, 11; Simon, 4; Mary, 3; and John, 5 weeks; became a freeman 25 May 1636, Deacon, had born here, Elizabeth, 5 April 1639; took second wife about 1654, Sarah, widow of Richard Lumpkin of Ipswich, from which it may be presumed that he had acquaintance with her before they came from England, and as her husband had come from Boxted in Essex, perhaps Stone was of that County, another inferrence may be, that his wife Jane had not long been dead. This wife by her contract of marriage was permitted to make a will to dispose of her property of which a full abstract is in Genealogical Registrar VIII. She died in 1663, and he died 22 September 1665, aged 80. Frances married Reverend Henry Green; Ann, perhaps, married Lewis Jones; and in his will of 7 September preceding, probated next month, only children named are Simon, John, Frances, and Mary. Abstract is in Genealogical Registrar III. 182.

SIMON STONE, Watertown, son of the preceding, born in England, a freeman 1653, married says Barry, Mary Whipple, daughter I find, of John Whipple of Ipswich, had John, born 23 July 1658; Matthew, 6 February 1660; Nathaniel, 22 February 1662, died in two days; Ebenezer, 27 February 1663; Mary, 6 January 1665; Nathaniel Stone, again, about 1667, Harvard College 1690, before mentioned; Elizabeth, 9 October 1670; David, 19 October 1672; one, August 1674, died very soon; Susanna, 6 November 1675; and Jonathan, 26 December 1677; besides that Simon, as I think, earlier than the last four or even five, or perhaps the first born. His surname is misprinted in Genealogical Registrar XI. 76, as Stowe. He was town clerk, selectman, and Representative 1679-86, and again, after the overthrow of Sir E. Andros, in 1689 and 90, and died 27 February 1708; and his widow died 2 June 1720, aged 86. Mary married Comfort Starr of Dedham; Elizabeth married Deacon Isaac Stearns; and Susanna married June 1697, Edward Goddard.

SIMON STONE, Groton, son of the preceding, one of the original proprietors, yet perhaps not actually settler before Philip's war, but in March 1692 had long enough been there to be assigned as also, John Stone, who I judge to be his brother, in the distribution of garrisons against Indians hostility. By wife Sarah, had, probably Simon, not recorded; Susanna, born 23 October 1694; Isaac, 4 May 1697; and Benjamin, 12 August 1706; besides Hannah, who died 27 September 1723; and Lydia, who died three days after of who the birth of neither is found by Butler.

THOMAS STONE, Guilford, a freeman 1677, was son of John Stone of the same, married 13 December 1676, Mary Johnson, daughter of William Johnson, had Benjamin, born 11 March 1678; Mary, 6 April 1680, who perhaps died young; and Dorothy, the first and last being named in the will of their grandfather 1695.

WILLIAM STONE, Guilford 1639, signed the covenant of 1 June, perhaps brother of John Stone of the same, by wife Hannah, had William, born about 1642; Hannah, about 1644; Benajah, about 1647; besides Samuel, who died 1675; but this may have been by his second wife married 1659, Mary, wife of Richard Hughes of Guilford. He died November 1683. Hannah married before 1666, John Norton, and perhaps died before her father.

WILLIAM STONE, Guilford, son of the preceding, married 20 February 1673, Hannah Wolfe, though the surname is uncertain, had Samuel, born 16 March 1675, died soon; William, 22 March 1676; Hannah, 27 July 1678; Daniel, 27 July 1680; Elizabeth, 28 November 1682; Josiah, 22 May 1685; Stephen, 1 March 1689; Joshua, 3 May 1692; and Abigail, 1 December 1697. He was propounded 1669 for a freeman, and died 28 September 1730. Of a second wife Mary we know not the date. Of this name, in 1834, Farmer marks thirteen had been graduates at Harvard, six at Yale, and seventeen at the rest of the New England Colleges.

HENRY STONHILL, Milford 1639-46, soon after went home, taken dismissal from the church of Milford which he had joined with, 1641, to Thomas Goodwin's church in London.

BENJAMIN STORER, Wells, perhaps son of William Storer, was killed by the Indians April 1677.

JOSEPH STORER, Wells, brother of the preceding, swore allegiance and was Ensign 1680, Representative 1681, and 5, a man of distinction and energy in the Indians wars; by wife Hannah Hill, daughter probably of Roger Hill, had Hannah, born 6 May 1680; Sarah, 9 December 1682; Mary, 12 May 1685; Abigail, 29 October 1687; Joseph, 29 August 1690; John, 5 September 1694; Joseph, probably at Charlestown, whither the Indians wars may have compelled the mother to flee, and certainly baptized there 8 November 1696; Keziah, 2 May 1697; Ebenezer, in Saco fort, 4 June 1669; and Seth Storer, 26 May 1702, Harvard College 1720, minister of Watertown.

RICHARD STORER, Boston, came in the George from Bristol, probably 1635, with his mother Elizabeth, wife of Robert Hull, father of Captain John, but no more is told of him.

SAMUEL STORER, Wells, brother of Joseph Storer, was distinguished in the defence against French and Indians of their position, commonly called Storer's garrison, 1692; but his residence for several years was Charlestown, were he had William, baptized 28 June 1691; the father called of the church of York; Lydia, 4 March 1694; Mehitable, 10 May 1696; Jemima, 30 October 1698; and David, 27 October 1700. But probably after peace he went again to Maine.

WILLIAM STORER, an early settler in Maine, had Joseph, Jeremia, Samuel, and Benjamin. Farmer in his MS had marked that six of this name had been graduates at Harvard and five at Bowden in 1834.

CORDIAL STORES, or CORDIAL STORRS, Mansfield, youngest child of the first Samuel Stores, married 15 December 1724, Hannah Wood, daughter of Thomas Wood of Rowley, had Jabez, born 26 July 1725, died next year; Cordial, 3 January 1728; Hannah, 15 April 1732; and Mehitable, 15 April 1737; and he had second wife married 10 October 1765 Catharine, widow of Zecariah Bicknell of Ashford.

SAMUEL STORES, or SAMUEL STORRS, Barnstable, is said to have come from Sutton in Nottinghamshire but as there are four parishes of that name in the County we may be uncertain which is meant. He married 6 December 1666, Mary Huckins, daughter of Thomas Huckins, had Mary, born 31 December 1667; Sarah, 26 June 1670; Hannah, 28 March 1672 Elizabeth, 31 May 1675; Samuel, 17 May 1677; and Lydia, June 1679; besides Mehitable, baptized 16 September 1683. His wife died eight days after, and he married 14 December 1688; Esther Egard, had Thomas, 27 October 1686; Esther, October baptized 16 September 1688; and Cordial, 14 October 1692. He removed to Mansfield, Connecticut and there died 30 April 1719, and his widow died 13 April 1730, aged 88.

SAMUEL STORES, or SAMUEL STORRS, Mansfield, son of the preceding, by wife Martha, had Samuel, born 22 August 1701; John 7 October 1702; Martha, February 1704; Huckins, 10 December 1705; Elizabeth, August 1708; Mary, May 1710; and Joseph, 8 March 1712; and died 9 August 1727.

THOMAS STORES, or THOMAS STORRS, Mansfield, brother of the preceding, by wife Mehitable, married March 1708, had Mehitable, born 30 March 1709; Rebecca, 29 August 1710; Zeruiah, 27 August 1712; Cornelius, 30 December 1714; Thomas, 16 January 1717 Prince, 12 1719; Josiah, 25 March 1721; Judah, 26 September 1723; Lemuel, 13 March 1726; Amariah, 11 June 1728; and Ann, 18 January 1732; and died April 1775; and his widow lived to 10 March 1776. Farmer's MS show that, in 1834 there had, of this name been graduates nine at Yale, eight at Dartmouth, and six at other New England Colleges, of which one at Harvard.

JOHN STORKE, Rowley, married probably between 1660 and 70, Mercy Nelson, daughter of the first Thomas Nelson of the same.

ANDREW STORY, Ipswich 1639 may be the youth sentenced to be whipped September Court, 1635, for running from his master, and after had service in the expedition against the Pequots two years later.

AUGUSTUS STORY, or AUGUSTINE STORY, Exeter 1639, had the year before been of Boston, and joined with John Wheelwright of Exeter (who was banished 1637, from Massachusetts), in purchase, 3 April 1638, from the sagamore Piscataqua, of a large tract, thirty miles square, of which authentic copy may be seen in New Hampshire history Collection I. He is called of Boston, as well as Samuel Hutchinson, another grantee, brother-in-law of Wheelwright, therein named of Piscataqua. But how this person spelled his name is very uncertain varying from Star, through Storr, to Storre and Story; yet with no fortuitous combination of letters can I find probable grounds for placing him at Boston for any longer residence. He was not a member of the church, he was not a landholder, nor indeed is anything more certainly known of him after the great authentic purchase. If he were married and continued in our country, he may have been ancestor of that Charles Story, who became Secretary of the Province of New Hampshire 1696 and was acting in the same place 1714, besides being Judge of the admiralty, and indeed may have been counsel in the great cause, 1707, to support the forged deed of the whole province of New Hampshire to Wheelwright, Story, and others, printed as Appendix in the first volume of Belknap original Edition with date of 17 May 1629, seven years before Wheelwright was on this side of the ocean. Wrestling Brewster (the mythical) married his daughter Emila, says Ashbel Steele in his fictitious portion of that interesting work. See Brewster.

GEORGE STORY, Boston 1642, a young merchant who by taking up the cause (trover for a pig) brought against Captain Keayne by the wife of one Richard Sherman, with whom he lived, perhaps in a suspicious way, during the absence of her husband brought on the great quarrel between Representative and Assistant that shook the colony that year and the next to its foundation, but no more is known of him, unless he were, in 1643, of Maine.

ISAAC STORY, Watertown 1635, only comes in by mistake of surname for Stearns in Genealogical Registrar VII. 159.

ROWLAND STORY, Boston shipwright, bought estate 1673, by wife Bethia, had Bethia, born 15 July 1677; Abigail, 3 April 1679; and by second wife Ann Belcher, daughter of the first Joseph Belcher, had Rowland, 3 September 1683; Joseph, 31 March 1685; Ann, 28 October 1686: John, 20 March 1689; Ann, 14 March 1691; Abigail, again, 11 March 1693; Samuel, 20 August 1694; Rebecca, 2 May 1696, died soon; William, 30 March 1698; Rebecca, again, 1 February 1700, died soon; Rebecca, again, 28 August 1701; Jeremiah, 2 July 1702; Zachariah, 27 June 1706; and Benjamin, 15 November 1707; yet in the records of one of these, I think it is John, the name of this is given Richard, who so will may believe. He died probably July 1709, for his inventory dated 9 of that month was by the administrator widow Ann, produced 14 September following.

SAMUEL STORY, Ipswich, by wife Elizabeth, had Ann born 31 March 1691; Ephraim, 22 October 1692; John, 19 June 1694; Solomon, 13 March 1696; and Stephen, 7 October 1697.

SETH STORY, died 1669, leaving wife Sarah, and children Seth, aged 21, William, 19; and Abigail, 15; may be gathered from Mr. Coffin in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 53; but of what town we are left to ask, and my information yields no answer.

SETH STORY, Ipswich, son of William Story of the same, had wife Elizabeth, and children Zechariah, born 14 March 1685; Martha, 28 September 1691; Seth, 4 April 1694; and Damaris, 24 January 1697; and he died 9 October 1732.

WILLIAM STORY. Ipswich, came 1637, from Norwich, County Norfolk, as servant of Samuel Dix, embarked 8 April and called then 23 years old, as seen in 4 Massachusetts history Collection I. 97. He was a carpenter of I. 1648, and besides daughter Hannah, born 19 August 1662, and others perhaps, had Seth and William, to whom in 1693 he gave his property.

WILLIAM STORY, Dover 1656, was there taxed 1657, had four children by a former wife, and married about 1658, Sarah Starbuck, daughter of Edward Starbuck, and sister of Nathaniel Starbuck, and died not long after, for his widow married about 1659 or 60, Joseph Austin, who was appointed administrator 27 June 1661, died early in 1663, and her third husband was Humphrey Varney.

WILLIAM STORY, Ipswich, son probably of first William Story, a freeman 1671, married 25 October of that year Susanna Fuller, had Elizabeth, born 14 October 1672. Six of this name had in 1845 been graduates at Harvard. But the distinguished jurisconsult, late of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Joseph Story, hardly more celebrated for his uprightness and learning as a judge, than for his amenity as a man of letters, I have not been able to find progenitor before Elisha in the third generation preceding, who probably came from England in the last year of King William III.

EDWARD STOTT, Wethersfield, by Hinman, 165, ranked among early settlers after 1640; though in my opinion the name as mistaking by him for Scott, as c and t are in old handwriting frequently read for each other.

ISREAL STOUGHTON, Dorchester, a man of property and distinction came, I presume, in 1632, when is found the earliest mentioned of him, was administered a freeman 5 November of the year following, Representative at the first and second General Court 1634 and 5, when he was Ensign, but at this latter was disabled from holding any office in three years for writing a book, that gave offence, which against the natural yearning of authors, he desired "might forthwith be burnt;" was restored in 1636 to his former capacity, was Representative again in December 1636, and April following and when the antinomian excitement against Wheelwright, Cotton, and Mrs. Hutchinson was high, in May 1673, had command of the Massachusetts force sent against the Pequots, artillery company 1638, and Captain 1642; and became an Assistant in which place, by annually elected he continued until he went home, and in 1644 after he had gone. He had been in England 1642, before the civil war; but when no doubt could remain of its speedy beginning and on his second going, was made Lieutenant Colonel of Rainsburrow's regiment. Soon fell sick, and died at Lincoln 1644. His will made at London, 17 July 1644, of which abstract may be read in Genealogical Registrar IV. 51, wife Elizabeth Extract provides well for his wife’s son Israel, the eldest; William Stoughton, to be brought up to study, as he was, Harvard College 1650; and John; besides the possibly of another and he several daughters whose names are not mentioned nor their number. One, Hannah, born in England about 1628, married 9 December 1653, James Minot, and died 27 March 1670. John is never heard of after. The widow lived long.

ISRAEL STOUGHTON, Dorchester, eldest son of the preceding, was, perhaps, of artillery company 1645, and is not more mentioned. He was dead before May 1665.

ISRAEL STOUGHTON, son of the second Thomas Stoughton, was living in 1700, when his sister Elizabeth Eliot, gave him £200. Stiles, 807, gives him many children before 1732, but after 1713 I see reason to fear, from comparison with his page 539, that he was 21 years older than his wife.

JOHN STOUGHTON, Windsor, brother of preceding, married 11 August 1682, Elizabeth Bissell, daughter of Thomas Bissell of the same, had John, born 16 October 1683, and William, 10 March 1686. His wife died 17 July 1688, and he married 23 January 1690 Sarah Fitch, had Elizabeth, born 19 February 1693, whose three children are named In the will of their aunt Elizabeth Eliot, 1700. After which he had Nathaniel, 23 June 1702, and died 24 May 1712.

NICHOLAS STOUGHTON, of New England, in the Genealogy of Sir Nicolas Stoughton, Genealogical Registrar V. 350 is, I doubt, a misnomer, perhaps for the first Israel. Yet a Nicholas of later date there certainly was, who lived at Taunton, at least there married 17 February 1674, Elizabeth Knapp, who may have been daughter of Aaron Knapp, and there had Hannah, born 4 July 1679. He took second wife 25 February 1692, Sarah Hoar, daughter of Hezekiah Hoar.

SAMUEL STOUGHTON, Windsor, son of the second Thomas Stoughton, taxed in 1691, had Samuel, born 1702, perhaps others.

THOMAS STOUGHTON, Dorchester, 1630 brother of Israel Stoughton, the first, came no doubt, in the Mary and John, next month in the fleet with Winthrop, desired administration as a freeman 19 October 1630, and was sworn 18 May following, Constable by appointment of Court, September 1630, in the exercise of which office, March following he committed the indiscretion of solemnizing a marriage between Clement Briggs and Joan Allen, for which he was fined £5, though some years after it was remitted. I hope the contract of marriage held good. Early in 1635 (after he had taken for second wife Margaret, widow of Simon Huntington, which says the Roxbury church record. Had died on the voyage, of smallpox, before reaching Boston in 1633), the plantation of Connecticut was projected by many people of Watertown, Newton (since named Cambridge), and Dorchester, and from the two latter the majority of church members removed to found new settlement on the great river, as it was called, but they were required to continue under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts. He was one of those, often Representative between 1639 and 48, not mentioned later in my opinion (excluding that Windsor town, and church records marked his death meaning some other person, 25 March 1661) and lived the residual of his days at Windsor, which was the name given to the to Dorchester plantation. How long this time was, is unknown or what children he had, but as he was Ensign 1636, and in 1640 made Lieutenant, the freeman on the list of 1669, may seem to be a Stoughton. Hinman, 243, says he died September 1684, leaving good estate to children, six by name; but as the names all agree with those of the children of second Thomas, I doubt not the other circumstances belong to him. The same conclusion is drawn as to John, who follows on the same page. For this first Thomas, from the Connecticut record Trumbull, I. 83, as to distribution of the several portions of Mr. Stoughton's children and his wife's 27 March 1643, I infer, that he died late in 1642, and 42 years earlier than Hinman's date. Yet it is remarkable that Stiles in history of Watertown has utterly sunk this first Thomas, one of the founders of his town, following Hinman instruction of the careful history of Dorchester, who however he innocently refers to.

THOMAS STOUGHTON, Windsor, son of the preceding, born in England, an original proprietor of Hartford, married Mary Wadsworth, daughter of William Wadsworth, had John, born 20 June 1657; Mary, 1 January 1659; Elizabeth, 18 November 1660; Thomas, 21 November 1663; Samuel, 8 September 1665; Israel, 21 August 1667; and Rebecca, 19 June 1673. He was, probably that freeman on the list of 1669, and had been many years, died September 1684, leaving fair estate we may believe, as also that his line was prolonged for in 1755, John Stoughton was graduate at Yale. Mary married 3 June 1677, Samuel Farnsworth; Elizabeth married first, 1680, James Mackman, a rich merchant and second in 1699, John Eliot, Esquire; and Rebecca married 1694, Atherton Mather.

THOMAS STOUGHTON, Windsor, son of the preceding, married 31 December 1691, Dorothy Talcott, daughter of the second John Talcott, had Mary, born 4 January 1693, and his wife died 28 May 1696. He married 1697, Abigail Edwards, perhaps widow of Samuel Lothrop the second of New London, certainly not, as Stiles, in history 807, calls her, daughter of Reverend Timothy Edwards, for she was his sister. Had Thomas, 9 April 1698; Daniel, 13 August 1669; Benjamin, 28 April 1701; Timothy, 27 June 1703; Abigail, 21 December 1704; David, 9 September 1706; Mabel, 19 August 1708; Jonathan, 7 October 1710; Elizabeth 20 December 1712; Isaac, 2 November 1714; and John, 11 December 1719; was a Captain and died 14 January 1749. His widow died 23 January 1754.

WILLIAM STOUGHTON, Dorchester, son of the first Isreal Stoughton, perhaps born in England, where, after graduating at Harvard he resorted and studied at Oxford University, being by order of Parliament created a fellow of New College and, preached at a parish in County Sussex, says Farmer, but with unknown authority, and by Calamy is put with minister ejected for losing his fellowship soon after the restoration. After coming back, he was distinguished for preaching the Election sermon 1668, but would not confine his powers to the pulpit; and was one of the selectmen 1671-4, an Assistant 1671-86, some years Commissioner for the United Colony, and in the end of October 1667 went with Bulkley, as agent to defend our cause at London. In the great contest with the crown, he lost support of many friends, and stood the very lowest in the nomination of the eighteen Assistants in 1686, being justly suspected as guilty of moderation. He was appointed by King James one of the Councellors to Sir E. Andros, but partook of the New England spirit, when the Governor was deposed and so gained the favor of Mather, that he nominated him for Lieutenant Governor in the new charter, in which office, as also church just in 1695, he continued till his death 7 July1701. Unhappily for his reputation he was made chief in 1692 of the unlawful special court of Boyer and terminer for trials of witches with the more amiable Sewall and Saltonstall, of who the one left the bench in disgust at the outrages on justice, and the other most bitterly repented in public sackcloth; but Stoughton, a bachelor was made of sterner stuff. From the unerring tribunal in the great day of retribution justice, he may receive the mercy that he knew not how to show; and some tenderness might be felt even by fellow mortals for his murderous proceeding in the case of Rebecca Nurse, did not such conduct in a judge, after verdict of acquittal, necessarily stimulate execration. In the dark record of criminal adjundication, no instance can be found to parallel his blindness; yet if, pity for delusion. In the man must be expressed what excuse may be framed for ignorance in a magistrate presided in such unlawfully tribunal. See Quincy in history of the University I. 178-9. He joined in most unseemly union the various functions of legislature, Judicial, and executive authority; and in execution of his sad duty he was so virulently possessed against the accused, when he heard of reprieve of some under sentence of death at a former term, as to complain of obstruction of justice, and withdrew from the Court. The recall of Sir William Phips left him in chief command in the Province until arriving of Lord Bellomont in 1669, and he had the gratification of laying the corner stone of a college at Cambridge, built at his cost, and honored with his name. Again he became chief magistrate on death of his superior. His monument in the graveyard at Dorchester bears a long inscription very closely imitating from that of the learned Pascal, and has no reference to the judicial murders at Salem. See scrupulous Eliot's Biographical Dictionary and Quincy's history Harvard. In his will, executed one day before his death, probated 23 of same month, many good gifts out of his large estate are made, as besides others, £50 to the church besides two pieces of plate, £50 to the poor of the town, and £150 to the school, to the widow and children of Reverend John Collins £100, to Reverend John Danforth, who married his niece, £50, besides a negro slave, and and orchard to his wife and £300 to Theophilus Minot, besides less sums to other relatives and made William Tailer, his nephew afterwards Lieutenant Governor and nieces Elizabeth Danforth, Elizabeth Nelson, and Mehitable Cooper executors. Of Theophilus Minot I find no other mention and am led to continue that he was a grandchild of the testator's elder sister Hannah, who had married James Minot.

JOHN STOVER, or JOHN STOVARD, Pemaquid, perhaps son of Silvester Stover, swore fidelity to Massachusetts 1674. He lived in later years at York or Wells, and his was the family that suffered from the Indians in October 1705, as Niles tells, when two of the children were killed and two more carried away.

SILVESTER STOVER, or SILVESTER STOVARD, York, submitted to Massachusetts 1652, and swore allegiance to Charles II. March 1681.

EDWARD STOW, Watertown 1643, may have been only transient visitor, for his name is not found in Bond; nor have I seen it in any other part of New England.

ICHABOD STOW, Middletown, son of the Reverend Samuel Stow, married 22 October 1688, Mary Atwater, daughter of the first David Atwater, of New Haven, had Abigail, born 25 January 1693, died at 7 yrs; and Hope, 31 October 1694. He died 25 January 1695.

JOHN STOW, Roxbury, came 1634, arriving says the church record 17 May, in one of those six ships that came in, as Winthrop tells, in the week of the General Court's meeting, brought wife Elizabeth, and six children: Thomas, Elizabeth, John, Nathaniel, Samuel Stow, Harvard College 1645, and Thankful; was a freeman 3 September following, and his wife died or was buried 21 August 1638; was Representative at two Courts in 1639, and died 26 October 1643, by Eliot's record described as "an old Kentish man." His daughter Elizabeth married 4 December 1639, Henry. Archer, on the same day her brother Thomas married, and Thankful married John Pierpont. I suppose, after the death of father the residue of the family removed to several towns, but principally to Concord and Middletown.

JOHN STOW, Concord, Farmer says had son Nathaniel, who I think a mistake. He was, probably son of the preceding, and may have not removed to Middletown, yet perhaps served in Philip's war, when one John Stow of Captain Newberry's Company was wounded near the end of May, and cured last of January following though this soldier may have been a younger man, and I have some grounds for presuming that John, son of Roxbury John Stow, was dead before September 1653, and perhaps never married because his brothers Thomas, Nathaniel, and Samuel then united with Hopestill Foster, all legatees under the will of Rachael Bigg, of Dorchester, in a composition as to their respective shares in estate of Smallhope Bigg, and John Bigg, their uncles in County Kent, old England and it is almost certain, that the other brothers of those three must have had equal interest besides that John had married a daughter of Rachell Bigg, and was made executor of her will.

JOHN STOW, Middletown, son of Thomas Stow, of the same, married 13 November 1668, Mary Wetmore, had John, born 10 October 1669, drowned at 2 years; John, again, 3 March 1672; Thomas, 10 April 1674; Nathaniel, 22 February 1676; Mary, June 1678; Hannah, 25 August 1680; Sarah, 25 March 1683; Samuel, 30 April 1684; Thankful, 15 July 1686; and Experience, 30 September 1688; of who Samuel, Sarah, and Thankful died young; and the father died 18 October 1688.

JOHN STOW, Middletown, son of the Reverend Samuel Stow, married about 1678, Esther Cornwell, widow of John Wilcox, daughter of William Cornwell, had Hope, born 10 September 1679; Samuel 1684, died at 22 years; and Thankful, who died young in 1700; and he died 30 June 1732; and his widow died 2 May following, each 82 years old. He was, perhaps, that John Stow, of Captain Newberry's Company wounded in Philip's war.

NATHANIEL STOW, Concord, son of John Stow the first, born in England, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 29 or 30 June 17, both dates being in the record, died in few months. Hannah, who died 14 May, perhaps few hours old; and Thankful, 4 January 1660; besides Samuel, named in the will of his uncle the Reverend Samuel Stow. His wife died 8 June 1661, he was a freeman 1690.

NATHANIEL STOW, Middletown, son of Thomas Stow of the same, married 4 April 1677, Hannah Wetmore, had no children. His wife died October 1704, and he died 16 February following. His estate went in six equal parts to brothers Thomas, Samuel, and the Representative of John, sister Mary, Thankful, and the heirs of Elizabeth.

RICHARD STOW, called by Farmer of Massachusetts as early as 1630, I fear to count any thing but a misnomer.

SAMUEL STOW, Middletown, son of John Stow the first, born in England, though Dr. Field in his valuable account of Middlesex County Connecticut makes him native of Concord, which error he was led into by Shattuck, but it would have been impossible had he recollected the year of his graduates at Harvard 1645; and in his invaluable Memoirs of Graduates. Farmer, misled by the same high vouchers, erronously calls him son of Thomas, instead of his brother. He was a freeman 1645, while undergraduate but had his degree few weeks after; went to preach at Middletown about 1653, where no children was gathered for many years and seems never to have been ordained but was the first and only minister there before 1668, by the General assembly as early as 1660, the town had been liberated from contributing to his support, on condition of given him a recommendation to others. He, however, was well content with civil duties, though during Philip's war, as several years before he preached in various near towns, instead of more popular persons, who were sometimes invalid, or called from their pulpits to accompany the soldiers. By wife Hope Fletcher, daughter of William Fletcher, he had John, born at Charlestown, 16 June 1650; Ichabod, at married 20 February 1653; Hope, 4 February 1657; Dorothy, 1 August 1659, who married Jonathan Gilbert second and died 14 July 1698; Elizabeth, 1 August 1662; Thankful, 5 May 1664; Rachel, 13 March 1667; and Margaret (named in the will of her father) whose date of birth is not known; and he died 8 May 1704, aged 82, says Judge Sewall. His will of 13 August 1702 is very minute, and enlarges our Genealogy details by mention of his brother Nathaniel's son Samuel of his deceased brother Thomas's. Nathaniel, Thomas, and John, of who the latter being dead, his heirs are mentioned as also Samuel, son of that nephew Thomas; besides his cousin Reverend James Pierpont, whose mother was sister of the testate. His wife was dead as was the younger of his two sons leaving only children Hope, and his oldest daughter Hope, who married 13 February 1678, Abraham Smith, and died 17 November following only 5 days after the died of her newborn infant. After son John, and the only child of Ichabod, therefore, of his own children only the five surviving daughters are to be looked for; Dorothy, widow of Jonathan Gilbert; Elizabeth, who had married 1691, Maybee Barnes; Thankful, wife of William Trowbridge; Rachel, wife of Israhiah Wetmore, married 13 May 1692; and Margaret, wife of Beriah Wetmore.

SAMUEL STOW, Marlborugh 1676, yet as he was taken stationary at the garrison house of Joseph Rice, as a soldier; he may have lived at Concord, or other neighboring town. I guess he was son of Nathaniel Stow of Concord.

THOMAS STOW, Braintree, eldest son of the first John Stow, born in England, artillery company 1638, married 4 December 1639, at Roxbury, Mary Gragg, or Mary Griggs, had John, born 3 February 1641; and Mary, 6 February 1643; by 1648, or earlier, removed to Concord, there a freeman 1653, thence about 1654, to Middletown, had, also, Thankful, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Thomas. His wife died 21 August 1680, and he died probably early in 1684, as inventory is of 23 February in his will names only John, Nathaniel, and Thomas as his sons, and Samuel Bidwell, husband of his deceased daughter Elizabeth. Perhaps his estate was too small to give any part to two other married daughters or they may have had full shares on marriage. A daughter says Hinman, 243, married Samuel Bidwell; Mary married Spaulding; and Thankful married a Hill, perhaps John, the second of Guilford.

THOMAS STOW, Middletown, son of the preceding, married 16 October 1675, Bethia Stocking, daughter of Samuel Stocking of the same, had Bethia, born 6 or 16 April 1678, died soon; Samuel, Oct, 1681 or 2; Bethia, again, 22 February 1658; Mary, August 1688, Thomas, 7 May 1691; Hannah, 11 February 1696; and Joseph, 5 August 1703. He died 19 March 1730, and his widow died 6 November 1732.

JOHN STOWELL, Hingham, was not son probably of Samuel Stowell, married September 1683, Mary Beal, to who administration on his estate was given 28 April 1691.

SAMUEL STOWELL, Hingham, married 25 October 1649, Mary Farrow, daughter of John Farrow of the same, had Samuel, born 18 July, 1655, and probably others before or after or both as David, Mary, 15 October 1653, who married 25 February 1681, John Gardner the second of the name; and Remember, who married March 1688, Thomas Remington. His will of 27 October 1683, probated 30 January following provides for wife Mary to bring the children after giving to eldest son Samuel, and makes her and two sons Samuel and David executors.

SAMUEL STOWELL, Hingham, son probably of the preceding, married January 1685, Rachel Gill, youngest child of the first Thomas Gill.

JOHN STOWERS, or JOHN STOWER, Watertown 1634, came from Parham in County Suffolk says Bond, as highly probable for John Stowers senior and junior lived there, was a freeman 25 May 1636, by wife Jane, had Elizabeth, born 10 April 1635, buried In December following; Elizabeth again, 14 April 1637; and Sarah, 8 March 1642; had second wife Phebe; removed in latter days to Newport, and in December 1685, being aged, and a town charge, sold his estate.

JOSEPH STOWERS, or JOSEPH STOWER, Charlestown, son of Nicholas Stowers, a householder 1658, had Mary, baptized 1 July 1677; but no other, before or after is found in the church records and we learn, that she on same day renewed the covenant, because her father died in her infancy, perhaps she was the only child. He died 29 December 1672. Perhaps Mary married 4 August 1687, Matthew Castle.

JOSEPH STOWERS, or JOSEPH STOWER, Salisbury 1667, married Mary Blaisdell, daughter of Ralph Blaisdell, unless it were John Stowers, for both are named in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 53-4 as the husband. I think the family spread to New Hampshire.

NICHOLAS STOWERS, or NICHOLAS STOWER, Charlestown 1629, one of the eleven earliest settlers in that peninson, came probably in the fleet with Higginson to Salem, and went with the Spragues, as the compilation of the record of Charlestown made in 1664 calls the date 1628, but clearly meaning 1629; in 1630 he was on the inquiry 28 September on the body of Austen Bratcher, that charged Walter Palmer with the manslaughter, of which he was acquitted by the jury; a freeman 18 May next, stands number 70 on the list of Boston church, and with wife was among founders of that in Charlestown, 35 in all, 2 November 1632, and had, by wife Amy, Joseph, born 21, baptized 23 February 1633; Abigail, 27, baptized 28 June 1636; and John, who died 15 August 1638, perhaps few hours old. But he had other children Richard, Jane, and a daughter married Starr, as Frothingham reads the will, but Farr, according to Genealogical Registrar III. 180, perhaps all three, certainly the first and last born in England. Unless the original will can be seen, that is not likely, we must decide by our contemporary record in who Farr is plain; but I have great delight in finding that George Farr of Lynn was a passenger from England at the same time with Stowers and it is quite probable they were in the same ship, and their children would thus became acquainted besides that the fathers, six years after arriving were made a freeman on the same day; was appointed constable 1639, and died 17 May 1646. His will was made the day before, his widow died soon, at least her inventory was of 1 July after. Yet in the list of inhabitants who drew share in wood and commons on Mystick side, 1658, her name is entered but probably this was only as the mother of heirs entitled.

RICHARD STOWERS, or RICHARD STOWER, Charlestown, son of the preceding, born in England, joined the church 12 April 1650, and was made a freeman next month, and March following Joanna, perhaps his wife, had Samuel, born 12 July 1647; Mary, 9 February 1654; and Sarah, 21 March 1656, and perhaps others born before or after or both, certainly Hannah, who married October 1666, Abraham Hills. He died 8 July 1693, says Frothingham; and his wife Hannah died 3 February 1698-9 aged 81, says the gravestone. His daughter Mary Stowers, unless it was the daughter of Joseph, before mentioned, married 4 August 1687, Matthew Castle.

SAMUEL STOWERS, or SAMUEL STOWER, Malden, son of the preceding, died 26 December 1721.

THOMAS STRAIGHT, or THOMAS STRAITE, Watertown 1644, took oath of allegiance 1652, married Elizabeth Kimball, daughter of Henry Kimball of the same, who was born in England says Bond, had Susanna, born 1657; Thomas, 19 February 1660; and Elizabeth, was a Captain, and died 22 November 1681, in his nuncupative will, 4 October preceding, gave portions to the daughters and good provisions for life to his wife who died 1 January 1719, aged 89. Susanna married John Wellington, and Elizabeth married 6 June 1684, as his second wife Joseph Wellington.

THOMAS STRAIGHT, or THOMAS STRAITE, Watertown, son of the preceding, by wife Mary, who died May 1727, aged 75, had no children, was a freeman 1690, and Representative 1716.

RICHARD STRAINE, or RICHARD STRAINER, Boston 1647, a brewer, went home before 1659, in April of which year called himself of Westminster, he sold his estate.

GEORGE STRANGE, Dorchester 1634, a freeman 6 May 1635, removed to Hingham, says Farmer, there our record shows he sold his tenement 1639.

JOHN STRANGE, Boston 1651 by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 18 October 1651, died before December 1657, when his adminstrator sold his estate.

LOT STRANGE, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, by wife Mary, had Comfort, born 4 June 1689; Alice, 15 October 1694; James, 18 September 1696; and Lot, 4 March 1699.

ELEAZER STRATTON, Andover, died at the east on military service 15 March 1689.

JOHN STRATTON, Scarborough 1633, or earlier, after removing to Salem, Felt says, had grant of land 1637, but probably removed soon after 1643, perhaps joined with the Lynn people to Easthampton, Long Island where was a John early.

JOHN STRATTON, Watertown, son of Samuel Stratton the first of the same, probably born in England, married 10 March 1659, Elizabeth Train, daughter of John Train of the same, had Elizabeth, born 23 February 1600, died soon; John, 24 August 1661; Elizabeth again, 2 July 1664; Joseph, 13 January 1667; Samuel, 18 September 1669; Rebecca, 16 May 1672; Ebenezer, 2 November 1677, died soon; Ebenezer, again, 2 October 1678; and Jonathan, 6 March 1680, was a freeman 1663, and died 7 April 1691. His widow died 7 May 1708.

JOHN STRATTON, Watertown, not son of the preceding, and Bond thinks he may have been son of Salem John Stratton, married 26 November 1667, Mary Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith of the same, had John, born 3 March 1669; Thomas, 26 October 1670; James, 18 January 1673; Mary; Judy, 13 August 1680; Jonathan, 22 August 1684, died young; Mercy, baptized 3 July 1687; John, 28 July 1689, unless Bond gives wrong name; and Samuel, 10 May 1691, posthumous. He died 7 April 1691, and in June following administration was given to widow and son John, when the second son of that name was not two years old.

JOHN STRATTON, Watertown, son of John Stratton, first of the same, by wife Abigail, had John, born 4 May 1689; Ebenezer, 12 December 1692, baptized by right of mother 7 May following at Charlestown; Jonathan, born 1695; Abigail and Mary, twins 14 September 1698; and Jabez, 28 March 1701; and died 20 February 1718. His widow died 25 October 1732, aged 66.

JOSEPH STRATTON, Marlborough, brother of the preceding, married 14 November 1695, Sarah How, daughter of Abraham How, had Joseph, born 1696; Sarah, 1700; Elizabeth, 1710; Jonathan, 1714; and perhaps more.

RICHARD STRATTON, Watertown, son of Samuel Stratton the first, born in England, may be he who having been left at home by his father, perhaps at school, came in the Speedwell, 1656, from London to Boston, by wife Susanna, had Samuel, born 8 April 1658; and died 25 July following aged about 30 years.

SAMUEL STRATTON, Watertown, came before 1648, with son Samuel, and John, but the precise time is unknown, all three took the oath of fidelity 1652, and he was a freeman 1653. Perhaps he brought a wife that died early, and 27 August 1657, he married in Boston, widow Margaret Parker, whose husband Bond supposedly might have been William Parker of Watertown but no reason is given. He died 20 December 1672, in his will of which son John was executor made the day preceding, probated 31 March following, after providing for his wife, names only children Samuel, and John, and grandchild Samuel, son of Richard.

SAMUEL STRATTON, Watertown, son of the preceding, born in England, married 25 March 1651, Mary Frye, possibly daughter of William Frye, of Weymouth, had Ann, or Hannah, born 4 April 1652, removed to Concord, where in July 1648 he had bought house and land there had Mary, born 19 January 1657; Samuel, 5 March 1661; Elizabeth; John; he married Shattuck says, 1675 Hannah Wheat, daughter of Moses Wheat. But no more is known. Bond thinks he was a freeman 1655, but I am satisfied that list is only repetition of the one of 1653. Mary married 19 July 1677, Daniel Hoar; and Elizabeth died 19 April 1762; aged 100, says tradition slightly exaggered.

SAMUEL STRATTON, Concord, son of Richard Stratton, sold the estate given by his grandfather to Palsgrave Wellington, in 1682; is perhaps the man who married at Watertown, 15 February 1692, Mary Butters.

SAMUEL STRATTON, Watertown, son of John Stratton, the first of the same, married 20 December 1699, Mary Perry, had Sarah, born 6 August 1701; Samuel, 23 April 1703; Nathaniel, 23 November 1705; Sarah, 24 November 1710; Elizabeth, 20 June 1713; and Jonathan, 4 April 1716. His wife died perhaps, 27 November 1719; and he died 28 September 1723.

JOHN STREAME, JOHN STREME, or JOHN STERTE Milford 1646, is perhaps he who came in the Truelove, with his uncle Zechariah Witman; from London, to Boston 1635, aged 14, with Thomas Streame, probably his brother aged 15; married 20 December 1649, Martha Beard of the same, had Abigail; Mary, born 12 October 1653; John, December 1657; Thomas, 1 April 1661, died young; Martha, 1664; and Sarah, 1667, and he was a freeman of Connecticut 1665, Ensign 1669, and died 1685. Abigail married Thomas Tibbals, of Milford; Mary married 11 November 1674, David Baldwin of the same; Martha married Thomas Cooley; and Sarah was in 1690 unmarried. I had taken the spelling of this surname in June or July 1842, as here it stands first, but 17 years later, Mr. Drake's copy of the same gives it Sterte, and his eyesight may have been better than mine, or that of the keeper of her majesty's public office, who confirmed mine. Diversity in reading old MS must be expected. See 3 Massachusetts history Collection VIII. 272 and Genealogical Registrar XIV. 323. But the probability of the true version may be inferred from looking at the name of the Weymouth man in Genealogical Registrar XI. 173, or under Otis in my preceding volume.

JOHN STREAME, JOHN STREME, or JOHN STERTE, Milford, son of the preceding, married widow Mary Simpson, daughter of Samuel Coley, and died without children 1689, leaving good estate to his widow and four sisters. With him ceased the male line.

THOMAS STREAME, THOMAS STREME, or THOMAS STERTE, Weymouth, said to be brought from England, probably with brother Benjamin Streame by his mother Elizabeth, who became second wife of John Otis of Weymouth. He was dead in June leaving decent estate on which his mother Elizabeth Otis had administration.

FRANCIS STREET, Taunton, a purchaser in 1637, probably lived before 1644 in another town and not in the Plymouth jurisdiction for his name is not returned. In the list of those able to bear arms in the Colony, nor does it seem, that he was near relative of Reverend Nicholas Street. Yet Emery, I. 20, thinks he was there before 1640, and perhaps a passenger in the Susan and Ellen, from London to Boston, Alice, age 28, may have been his wife. He died early in 1665, or, at least his inventory was taken 3 June of that year and his widow Elizabeth (whose name, in old times, was convertible with Alice), married 10 December following Thomas Lincoln. He left no children but Mary.

NICHOLAS STREET, Taunton, ordained teacher, on the same day that Hooke was made pastor, but what day that was, is asked in vain, and only probable conjecture fixes the year 1637. He had, no doubt, adequate education but none of the inquisitive scholars of New Haven have ascertained in what place he was born or taught. Emery says, his first wife was a sister of the maiden founder of the town, and his second was the widow of Governor Newman, but of neither do we hear the name. All his children: Samuel Street, Harvard College 1664; Susanna; Sarah; Abiah; and Hannah; were, I doubt not, by the first. Hooke being drawn to England from New Haven, where he had been teacher conjuncted with famous Davenport, our Taunton minister was called 1659 to take his place and was inducted 26 November there. Died 22 April 1674. Dodd, in East Haven register tells, that Susanna married a Massey, whose name is not found; Sarah married 1662, James Heaton; Abiah married 28 September 1663, Daniel Sherman; and Hannah married an Andrews.

SAMUEL STREET, Wallingford, only son of the preceding, married 3 November of the same year in which he had his A.B., Ann Miles, daughter of Richard Miles, had Ann, born August 1665; Samuel, July 1667; Mary, September 1670; Nicholas, 14 July 1677; and Sarah, 13 January 1681; of which the first three died young. He began to preach at Wallingford 1672, and was ordained in 1674, took second wife 1 November 1684, Maudlin Daniels, had Samuel, again, 8 November 1685; James, 28 December 1686; Ann, again, 26 August 1688; and he took third wife 14 July 1690, Hannah Glover, had Eleanor, 3 December 1691; Nathaniel, 19 January 1693; Elnathan, 2 September 1695; Mary, 16 April 1698; and John, 25 October 1703; and died 16 January 1717, being, as his successor wrote in 1770 with some exaggeration eighty two years old, but Dodd says above 75.

STEPHEN STREET, a freeman of Massachusetts 1644, may have been of Concord or Sudbury; but the sagacity of Farmer suggested better habitat, as in the next article.

WILLIAM STREET, came in the Jonathan, 1639, and except that Peter Noyes of Sudbury paid for his passage, whereby it might be judged that he brought him as a servant. No more is known.

SAMUEL STREETER, Concord, son probably of Stephen Streeter the first, by wife Mary, had Judah, born 1666; Eleazer, 1668; besides a John, who died 1667; and another John 1671.

STEPHEN STREETER, Gloucester 1642, perhaps was owner of a house earlier, removed to Charlestown, there by wife Ursula, had Hannah, born 10 November 1644; was a freeman probably as Farmer happily conjectured that year in May, but not administered in right of the Charlestown church to which he united with his wife 21 March not October as Barry made it, 1652. He probably had other children before or after or both, Stephen, Samuel, and John, and, I think, died before 1657, in which year the widow married 13 October Samuel Hosier; and she had third husband and 15 July 1673 took for her fourth Griffin Crafts.

STEPHEN STREETER, Watertown, son probably of the preceding, by wife Deborah, had Stephen, born 20 June 1667; Sarah, 2 October 1669; and Barry gives them, at Cambridge, Rebecca, 1683; Deborah, 1685; Joseph, 1687; Benjamin, 1689; died next year, and the mother died 7 April 1689. Barry finds another

BARTHOLOMEW STRETTON, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had William, born 30 January 1659; but I hear no more of him. Perhaps this surname may be the same as Stratton.

EDMUND STRICKLAND, or EDMUND STICKLAND, Middleburg, Long Island, probably son of John Strickland, was there in 1656-86. See Riker, Annals of Newtown.

JOHN STRICKLAND, or JOHN STICKLAND, Massachusetts 1630, came, probably in the fleet with Winthrop, but no record shows of what town he was inhabitant, and neither Bond, except as Stickland, page 950, Felt, Frothingham, Ellis, Holmes, Lewis, nor Snow claim him for their towns, as citizen, yet he desired administered as a freeman 19 October and was sworn on 18 May following, then called Sergeant. Perhaps he was not a member of either of the churches but a man of good consideration evidently, as he served on that special Jury at the Court of Assistant May 1631, who gave the exemplary damages in the action of battery by Dexter against Captain Endicott. At the Court in September 1632 he was fined £3 for refusing to watch, but at the General Court September 1638, it was remitted to him, as were those of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Governor Dudley, Edward Gibbons, and so many others, that it perhaps gave more satisfaction than any session has ever done since, and may be called the great remission term. With certainty no more is known of him, but, I suppose, he was one of the patentees of Hempstead, Long Island 1644, and one of the first settlers at Huntington 1650. He had, we can hardly doubt, a family.

JOHN STRICKLAND, or JOHN STICKLAND, Wethersfield, perhaps son of the preceding, married Esther Smith, daughter of Richard Smith, the great landholder of that town, on the east side of the great river which became Glastonbury in 1690. In his will of 1680 Smith mentioned him; but I can find no more, except that Chapin, in the Centen. Disc. 193, names his children John, Samuel, and Benjamin.

JONATHAN STRICKLAND, or JONATHAN STICKLAND, WethersfieId, perhaps brother of the preceding, of which no more is heard, than that he was a witness, 23 January 1680, brought to prove against John Hale, that he cursed King Charles. See Kilbourne, 15, note.

PETER STRICKLAND, or PETER STICKLAND, New London 1670 (Miss Caulkins informs me), by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, baptized 1 August 1675; Peter, 11 August 1678; Priscilla, 5 March 1682; Thomas; Samuel; Sarah; and Mary; and died 1723. Elizabeth married Richard Dart, son of Richard, I suppose; and Priscilla married William Mynard.

PETER STRICKLAND, or PETER STICKLAND, son of the preceding, died 1710, leaving only child Ann, infirm.

THWAITES STRICKLAND, or THWAITES STICKLAND, or THWAIT STRICKLAND, or THWAIT STICKLAND, Dedham 1643, perhaps son or brother of John Strickland, his wife joined the church 3 May 1650, and had her children: Elizabeth and John baptized on Sunday after; and Rebecca 19 January following. He removed to the Narraganset country, on service of General Gookin, who built a house for him at Misquamicut, now Westerly. See Trumbull, Colony record II. 546. His daughter Elizabeth married Samuel Andrews of Hartford. Farmer MS notes, that of this name was one of the celebrated Westminster Assembly and that the family was of County Westmoreland.

JOSEPH STRIKER, Salem, married 10 April 1673, Hannah Waters, daughter of Richard Waters of the same, had Hannah, born 10 January 1674; Dorcas, 2 March 1676, died at 2 months; Deborah, 17 June 1677; Dorcas, again, 4 April 1680; Joseph, 14 November 1681; and Abigail, 4 March 1684; besides Benjamin, 18 March 1689.

EBENEZER STRONG, Northampton, fifth son of Elder John Strong, married 14 October 1668, Hannah Clap, daughter of Nicholas Clap of Dorchester, had Hannah, born 7 October 1669; Ebenezer, 2 August 1671; Nathaniel 25 September 1673; Sarah, 29 September, who died 19 December 1675; Preserved, September 1679, died next August; Sarah, again, 29 September 1681; Jonathan, 1 May 1683; Noah, 18 October 1684, died under 15 years; and twins without names, who died probably in few hours, 3 October 1689. He took the oath of allegiance 8 February 1679, with his father and three brothers, and was a freeman 1683, church elder, often called Deacon; and died 11 February 1729, aged 86. Through his son Jonathan is the line of Caleb Strong, Governor of Massachusetts derived.

JACOB STRONG, Windsor, son of the second John Strong, married 10 November 1698, Abigail Bissell, daughter of Nathaniel Bissell of the same, and died 25 March 1749, nearly 76 years old. It is probably he had children but their names are unknown.

JEDEDIAH STRONG, Northampton, third son of Elder John Strong, married 18 November 1662, Freedom Woodward, daughter of Henry Woodward of the same, had Elizabeth, born 9 June 1664; Abigail, 9 July 1666, died probably 15 July 1689; Jedediah, 7 August 1667; Ford, 2 September died 1 November 1668; one, without name 11 October 1669, died very soon; Hannah, 3 February 1671; Thankful, 15 April 1672; John, 15 November 1673, died same month; Lydia, 9 November 1675; Mary, May 1677; Experience, 19 August 1678, died 16 September following; Preserved, 29 March 1680; and John, 10 May 1681; his wife died 17 of the same month. He married 28 December following Abigail Bartlett, widow of John Stebbins of Northampton daughter of Robert Bartlett, had Mary, 1683; and his wife died July 1689. He married 5 January 1692, Mary, widow of John Lee of Farmington, for third wife, and took the of allegiance 8 February 1679, and was administered a freeman 1690, but his wife Mary being killed 9 October 1710, by fall of her horse, he late in life removed to Coventry; and there died 22 May 1733, not in his 96th year probably as said.

JERIJAH STRONG, Northampton, youngest of the sixteen children of Elder John Strong, married 18 July 1700, Thankful Stebbins, youngest daughter of John Stebbins of the same, had Jerijah, born 8 September 1701, died soon; Thankful, 26 August 1702; Jerijah, again, 14 May 1705; Eunice, 10 September 1707; Ithamar, 24 June 1710, died next year; and Ithamar, again, 8 August 1713, died next year; Seth, 4 April 1716; and Bela, 4 October 1719; and his wife died 24 1744, aged 66; and Cothern says, he died 24 April 1754.

JOHN STRONG, Hingham 1635, among first proprietors who drew house lots September of that year, a freeman March 1637, next year was of Taunton, and counted there as one of the first proprietors, made a freeman of that juridiction 4 December, chosen Representative 1641, 2, 3, and 4, as Baylies shows II. 2 and 3, and a juror 1645; three or four years after is found at Windsor, and made a freeman of Connecticut May 1651, unless this were his son which seems very improble, and soon after 1661 was inhabitant of Northampton. With very great doubts as to most of the items, and utter rejection of part most important In tradition reported of his coming in the Mary and John to Dorchester with Warham in May 1630, and of the death of his first wife on the passage and taken a second wife in 1630, I think it probable that he brought John in 1635, and at Hingham had Thomas, possibly also another children who died infirm. and that his wife died there, and that he married perhaps in 1638, Abigail Ford, daughter of Thomas Ford of Dorchester, for in that single year is the only mentioned of his name as residing at Dorchester. Had probably at Taunton: Jedediah, baptized 14 April 1639, at Dorchester though the church record implies, that the parents lived at Hingham, Return; Ebenezer; and Abigail; at Windsor, certainly had Elizabeth, born 24 August 1647, or 24 February 1648; Experience, 4 August 1650; Samuel and Joseph, perhaps sometimes called Josiah, twins 5 August 1652; Mary, 26 October 1654. At Windsor he married 26 November 1656, Mary Clark, only daughter of Joseph Clark; had Sarah not on record perhaps 1657; Hannah, 30 May 1659; and Esther, 7 June 1661; at Northampton had Thankful, 25 July 1663; and Jerijah, 12 December 1665. Cothren favors him with three more children, one who died infirm two months after arrival of father in 1630; Josiah, who died young, unmarried, but I distrust the existance of both; and Sarah, who married 19 December 1675, or 13 January following (either of which may be thought more probable date, than that of family tradition 13 July 1675) Joseph Barnard of Hadley, and next, 1698, Captain Jonathan Wells of Deerfield. She may have come between Mary and Hannah. On the high authority of Dr. Allen I can find but sixteen children besides the infant who died. He was, very likely, born at Taunton in County Somerset, and his father may have been Richard Strong, and his sister Elinor Strong may have been wife of Walter Dean; but that he ever lived at Dorchester is highly improble for Harris, or any more searching inquirer has not found his name there, before or after 1638, except once was witness to a deed, who may have been written at Hingham; and it is hardly to be believed that the same wife who bore the two children at Northampton had been taken at Dorchester in 1630. That he was indeed ever resided at Dorchester after 1638, can be surmissed from the trifling incident only, that John Hill was married at Boston 16 January 1657 to Elizabeth Strong by Humphrey Atherton, the Assistant who was a Dorchester man. Nor is it more probable as the tradition ornaments the story, that he came from England with Warham or accompanied him in 1636 to Windsor. Hitchcock, Parsons, Cothren, Genealogical Registrar VIII. 180, and Emery too easily administered such relations in my opinion that relies on the powerful contemporay silence of his brother-in-law, Roger Clap, who did come in that ship and married a daughter of his fellow passenger Thomas Ford. For the modern origin of these improble traditions, I presume that, as the ancestor was at Windsor, within twelve years of its settlement and a son of this married a Warham, and as Ford removed with Warham to Windsor the story spread gradually that he had come from England to Dorchester, with Warham and accompied him to his next home in Connecticut, but the reporters did not consider two points, that many people were of Dorchester, who did not come with Warham, and many of Windsor, who did not come from Dorchester. In McClure's account of settlers of Windsor, written in 1797, printed 1 Massachusetts history Collection V. 167, is seen the list of the sixteen male members of the church of Dorchester that went with Warham thither, among who is no Strong. As Roger Clap had married a daughter of Ford two or three years before the exodus, the daughter who became the second wife of Strong, as it seems to me after it, may have continued at Dorchester to comfort her sister and avoid the perils of another first planting. He was a tanner, one of the pillars at foundation of church, Elder 1663, and his wife died 6 July 1688, and he died 14 April 1699, aged 91, says his son Jerijah, who in modern tradition is easily corrupt to 94. Besides Sarah, above mentioned, Abigail married 12 November 1673, Reverend Nathaniel Chauncy, and 8 September 1686, Deacon Medad Pomeroy; Elizabeth married 17 March or 11 May 1669, Joseph Parsons; Experience married 27 May 1669, Zerobabel Filer; Mary married 20 March 1679, John Clark; Hannah married 15 July 1680, William Clark junior; Esther married 15 October 1678, Thomas Bissel, the younger, of Windsor; and Thankful married a Baldwin of the countless tribes of Milford, as Cothren reports, no doubt from the family account. So there were eight daughters and seven sons of the prosperous tanner, who lived to marry, and thirteen of this number were born to him by the second wife Abigail Ford.

JOHN STRONG, Windsor, eldest son of the preceding, born perhaps, in England, married 26 November 1656, Mary Clark, daughter of that widow Frances Clark who had married Thomas Dewey, had Mary, born 22 April 1658; Hannah, 11 August 1660; and his wife died 28 April 1663, aged 25. He married second wife 1664, Elizabeth Warriner, perhaps daughter but (unless the name should be Warner) more probably sister of William Warriner of Springfield, had John, 25 December 1665; Jacob, 8 April 1673; and Josiah, 11 January 1679, baptized next day; was a freeman 1667; his wife died 7 June 1684, and he died 20 February 1698. The five children were living at the death of father. Mary married Timothy Stanley of Farmington; and Hannah married Stephen Hopkinson.

JOHN STRONG, Windsor, son of the preceding, married 26 November 1686, Hannah Trumbull, daughter of Joseph Trumbull, it is supposed had Mary, born 1688; Elizabeth, 1689; Hannah, 1692; Jonathan, 1694; Abigail; Esther, 1699; Sarah; David, 1704; and John, 1707; and his wife Mary probably 2^nd, died 4 July 1747. He died 29 May 1749.

JOSIAH STRONG, Windsor, brother of the preceding, married 5 January 1699, Joanna Gillet, daughter of Cornelius Gillet of the same, had Joanna, 1699; John, 1701; Damaris, 1703; and probably others.

RETURN STRONG, Windsor, younger brother of the preceding, a tanner, a freeman 1666, married 11 May 1664, Sarah Warham, daughter of Reverend John Warham, had Sarah, born 14 March 1665; Abigail, 8 March 1667; Return, 10 February 1669; Elizabeth, 20 February 1671; Samuel, 20 May 1673, died soon; Damaris, 3 July 1674; Samuel, again 27 December 1675; and his wife died 26 December 1678, aged 36. He married 23 May 1689, Margaret Newbury, daughter of Major Benjamin Newbury, had Joseph, born 1694, died young; Hannah; Margaret, 1700; and Benjamin, 1703. He had large estate and died 9 April 1726; in his will, of 1719, he names the living sons Samuel and Benjamin, six daughters, and also the children of son Return who had deceased 1708. Both John and Return are in the list of a freeman 1669, and the latter was one of the returning officers.

SAMUEL STRONG, Northampton, brother of the preceding, took oath of allegiance with his father, three brothers, and a nephew 8 February 1679, married 19 June 1684, Esther, Clap daughter of Deacon Edward Clap, had Esther, born at Dorchester 30 April 1685; Samuel, 21 January 1687, who was killed by the Indians 10 August 1711, when his father was taken by them, and carried to Canada; Susanna, 26 February 1688; Abigail; 1 January 1689, died very soon; Abigail, again, 23 November 1690; Christian, 1 March 1693, died soon; Nehemiah Strong, about 1694, father of the Honorable Simeon Strong, one of the Supreme Court Judges; Ezra, 14 October 1697. His wife died 26 January 1698, and he married 28 October following Ruth Sheldon, widow of Joseph Wright, daughter of Isaac Sheldon, and had Mary, 19 May 1701; Joseph, 9 May 1703, died at two years; Josiah, 17 August 1705; and Samuel, again, 11 February 1712; probably before his return from captivity. He died 29 October 1732, in his will of 1728 names only Nehemiah, Ezra, Josiah and Samuel, besides four daughters Esther White, Susanna Lane, Abigail Church, and Mary Edwards.

THOMAS STRONG, Northampton, an elder brother of the preceding, was a trooper in 1658 at Windsor, under command of Major Massey, married 5 December 1660, Mary Hewett, daughter of Reverend Ephraim Hewett, had Thomas, born 16 November 1661; Maria, 31 August 1663; John, 9 March 1665, who died 21 May 1699, unmarried; Hewett, 2 December 1666, who died under 23 years; Asahel, 14 November 1668; Joseph, 2 December 1672; Benjamin, 1674; Adino, 12 or more probably 25 January 1676; Waitstill, 1677 or 8; Rachel, 15 July 1679; Selah, 22 December 1680; Benajah, 24 September 1682; Ephraim, 4 January 1685; Elnathan, 20 August 1688; Ruth, 4 February 1688; and Submit, posthumous 23 February 1690; but the last eleven were by second wife. His first wife died 20 February 1671, and he married 10 October following Rachel Holton, daughter of Deacon William Holton. He with his son Thomas took the oath of allegiance 8 February 1679, and he died 3 October 1689; his widow married 16 May 1698, Nathan Bradley. From this branch, through the eleventh son Elnathan Strong, are derived in Connecticut famous Doctors in Divinity; and in that state the family is widely distributed, Another Hewitt Strong died 25 March 1694; and Azariah, and Esther are found among the early deaths, if the record is correct, whose father is uncertain. Of this family name Farmer notes, in MS, thirty-nine had been graduates in 1834 at Yale, three at Harvard, and twenty-three at other New England Colleges.

JOSHUA STUBBS, Watertown, married about 1641, Abigail Benjamin, daughter of John Benjamin, had Samuel, born 3 August 1642; Mary; and Elizabeth. Was a freeman 2 May 1649, and died about 1654. His widow in March 1656, joined the church in Charlestown, and soon married John Woodward. Mary married 24 March 1675, John Train; and Elizabeth married earlier Jonathan Stimps..

RICHARD STUBBS, Hull, married 3 March 1659, Margaret Reed, at Boston. His will of 22 May 1677, probated 21 June following gives all to his widow but if she married then only one third to her, and residual to four children whose names are not known.

GEORGE STUCKEY, or GEORGE STOCKEY, Windsor, 1640, after some years removed to Stamford, were his wife Elizabeth died 1656; and he married 1657, Ann Quimby, and died 28 November 1660. By his will he divided estate equally between his only child Elizabeth and wife Ann.

BENJAMIN STUDLEY, Scituate, probably son of John Studley of Boston, married 1683, Mary Merrit, daughter of John Merrit, had John, born 11 December 1684; Benjamin, 7 December 1687; James, 15 July 1690; Jonathan, 19 June 1693; David, 19 January 1697; Mary, 23 September 1698; Elizabeth, 8 June 1701, died young; Deborah, 19 December 1703; and Eliab, 10 September 1706. Another Studley branch came into Scituate from Sandwich, as Barry tells in history of Hanover, and perhaps was derived from John Studley, son of John Studley.

JOHN STUDLEY, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had John, born 8 December 1659; and Benjamin, 23 May 1661. Perhaps he removed.

JOHN STUKELEY, a soldier under Captain William Turner in 1676, perhaps son of Thomas Stukeley.

EDWARD STURGIS, or EDWARD STURGES, Charlestown 1634, but though he was resident there at least two years he was not of the church, removed in few years to Yarmouth, where he was counted 1643, able to bear arms, and had addressed with others in April 1639 to the Governor, had Mary, baptized at Barnstable, 1 June 1646; Elizabeth, born at Yarmouth. 20 April 1648, Joseph, buried 16 April 1650, few days old. Probably he had other children and perhaps one was Edward, and one of his sons may have married Mary Hedge, daughter of Captain William Hedge, named in his will.

JOHN STURGIS, or JOHN STURGES, Fairfield 1660, administered a freeman 1668, was next year a selectman, in 1679 gave land to his son Jonathan; and widely has been, probably the circulation of his progeny. No exact account, however, is accessible. David, Eleazer, John junior, and Peter are found in 1691, of which some but not perhaps all, were grandchildren. His daughter Deborah Sturgis married James Redfield.

JOSEPH STURGIS, or JOSEPH STURGES, Yarmouth 1650, perhaps son of Edward Sturgis.

JOSEPH STURGIS, or JOSEPH STURGES, Fairfield, probably son of John Sturgis first of the same, is named 1679.

SAMUEL STURGIS, or SAMUEL STURGES, Barnstable, married 14 October 1697, widow Mary Orris, whose husband Nathanie Orrisl died 23 November preceding, had Nathaniel, born 8 January baptized 19 February 1699, died at 12 years; John, 6 June, baptized 6 July 1701; Solomon, born 25 September 1703; Mary, 14 February 1706; Moses, 18 June 1708; Jonathan, 1 November 1711; and Nathaniel, again, 2 February 1715.

THOMAS STURGIS, or THOMAS STURGES, Yarmouth, by wife Abigail, had a daughter born 1681; and Judy, 1683; Edward, 10 December 1684; Thomas, 4 April 1686; Hannah, 18 September 1687; John, 2 December 1690; Elizabeth, 25 December 1692; Abigail, 28 October 1694; Thankful, 18 March 1697; Jacob, 14 January 1700; and a son 1702; besides twins intermediate, that died as did, in early life two other children. Perhaps he was son of Edward Sturgis. It is vexatious to be unable to supply better account of a name so distinguished in New England. Always in Connecticut the spelling is Sturges; and eight are graduates at Yale, five at Harvard.

JOHN STURTEVANT, or JOHN STURDEVANT, Plymouth, perhaps brother of Samuel Sturtevant, more probably his son married Hannah Winslow, widow of William Crow, daughter of Josiah Winslow the first.

SAMUEL STURTEVANT, or SAMUEL STURDEVANT, Plymouth 1643, had Ann, born 4 June 1647; John, 17 October 1650, died soon; Samuel, 19 April 1654; Hannah, 4 September 1656; John, again, 6 September 1658; James, 11 February 1660; and Joseph, 16 July 1666; besides Mary, 7 December 1651; and Lydia, 13 December 1660; of who Ann married 7 December 1665, John Waterman. He died 1669, probably in October in his will of 1 August preceding, provided for the four sons and a child unborn, besides son-in-law John Waterman. Descendants have been very numerous but no account is obtained of the respective children. James Sturtevant, it is said, died 1756, leaving son Caleb Sturtevant. See Genealogical Registrar VI. 211.

WILLIAM STURTEVANT, or WILLIAM STURDEVANT, Norwalk, had John, born 20 July 1676; and Sarah, 9 April 1678. No more is found in Hall's history.

JOHN STUTCH, if the record may be sufficient authority for such a name, by wife Sarah, had Sarah, born 21 October 1662. My reference is lost.

HENRY STYCHE, Lynn, was an efficient workman at the iron foundry in 1653, and was then 103 years of age, as Lewis in history of Lynn, Ed. 2, page 143 asserts; and he adds: "How many years longer he lived history has not informed us." That remark may raise a doubt in the mind of any reader, even if the writer be not thought to distrust the marvel. Yet in the first Edition I think the age was called 102. Lamenting that the line was not perpetuated would be unavailing and perhaps unwise.

THOMAS SUCKLING, or THOMAS SUCKLIN, Hingham, came with Francis James, as one of his servants in the Diligent, 1638. Lincoln, Centen. Addr. 44. He was of Providence 1646, and on freemans list 1655, though not administered before May 1658, engaged his allegiance to Charles II. June 1668.

JOB SUMERTON, in Essex Institute Collection III. 50, but in Index Summerton, I must feel, is misprinted for Swinerton.

HENRY SUMMERS, Woburn, married 21 November 1660, Rachel Reed. His widow died 15 June, 1690, and in April of that year Henry Summers, perhaps his son of Woburn, was administered a freeman.

JOHN SUMMERS, perhaps of Duxbury, married Mary Sampson, daughter of Henry Sampson, probably before 1680.

BENJAMIN SUMNER, Milton, son of George Sumner, married 3 May 1706, Elizabeth Badcock, had Zebiah, born 19 November 1707; Benjamin, 26 November 1709, died young; Joseph, 13 February 1712, died at 20 years; Abijah, 6 March 1714; David, 6 January 1717; Daniel, 3 May 1719; Samuel, 4 May 1722; and Benjamin, again, 21 February 1725; and died 1727.

CLEMENT SUMNER, Boston, son of the second William Sumner, married 18 May 1698, Margaret Harris, had William, born 18 March 1699; Ebenezer, 1 September 1701; Margaret, 7 December 1702, died very soon; Margaret, again, 18 July, 1705; Elizabeth, 18 October 1707; Samuel, 31 August 1709; and Benjamin, 28 May 1711; of who all, but Ebenezer, were baptized at Second Church 15 July 1711; and Ebenezer was baptized 9 November 1712.

EBENEZER SUMNER, Mendon, son of George Sumner of Milton, had, perhaps by wife Silence, Daniel, born about 1710; Abigail, about 1711; and Silence, about 1715, who were living at his death 1721.

EBENEZER SUMNER, Dorchester, son of Roger Sumner of the same, married 14 March 1700, Elizabeth Clap, daughter of Nathaniel Clap, had Elizabeth, born 20 December 1700; Rebecca, 11 April 1703; Nathaniel, 18 July 1705; Ebenezer, 1 April 1708; Mehitable, 15 February 1710; Jaazaniah, 19 July 1713; and Thankful, 19 February 1716.

EDWARD SUMNER, Roxbury, son of the first George Sumner, married 25 September 1701, Elizabeth Clap, daughter of Elder Samuel Clap of Dorchester, had Edward, born 16 July 1702; Elizabeth, 30 April 1704, died in few weeks; John Sumner, 1 August 1705, Harvard College 1723; Elizabeth again, 7 April 1708; Samuel, 21 October 1710; Increase, 9 June 1723, father of Increase Sumner, born 7 November 1746, Governor of Massachusetts; Hannah, 8 May 1715; Mary, 9 October 1717; Nathaniel Sumner, Harvard College 1739; Ebenezer, 10 June 1722, and Benjamin, 29 December 1724; and died 1763.

GEORGE SUMNER, Milton, son of William Sumner the first, born in England 14 February 1635, married at Northampton (where he had resided some years after being a freeman at Dorchester 1657, at the same time with his brother Roger, though his name is written Sumer in the record), married 7 November 1662, Mary Baker, daughter of Edward Baker, had Mary, born 11 February 1664; George, 9 February 1666; Samuel, 19 October 1669; William, 7 April 1671; both, the elder, an Ensign, the junior a Sergeant besides four privates of the family perished in the wild expedition of Phips against Quebec, 1690, Ebenezer, 9 December 1673; Edward, 29 August 1675; Joseph, 26 August 1677; and Benjamin, 15 December 1683; was a Deacon, and died 11 December 1715; and his widow died 1 April 1719, as the several gravestones say, she aged 77. His daughter Mary married a Swinerton.

GEORGE SUMNER, Milton, son of the preceding, married about 1694, Ann Tucker, probably daughter of Benjamin Tucker of Roxbury, had Samuel, born 13 November 1695; George, 4 or 14 September 1697; Ann, 13 September 1699; Mary, 2 November 1702; William, 20 October 1704; Susanna, 13 April 1707; Elizabeth, 30 June 1709; Josiah, 13 March 1712; and Abigail, 3 November 1718; and he died 1733.

HENRY SUMNER, aged 15, with Elizabeth, 18, embarked at London, 4 July 1635, in the Abigail, as may be read in 3 Massachusetts history Collection VIII. 266, or Genealogical Registrar XIV.; but nothing more is known.

INCREASE SUMNER, Dorchester, son of William Sumner the first of the same, married 26 March 1667, Sarah Staples, had Increase, born 15 January 1668, died at 15 years; Sarah, 12 May 1669; William, 9 July 1670; Sarah, 15 July 1672, died young; Benjamin, 29 August 1676; Thankful, 20 June 1678; Roger, 24 April 1680; Samuel, 27 July 1684; and Mehitable, 18 June 1686; was a freeman 1678, selectman 1693, one of the constables 1694, and removed 1696, with Reverend Joseph Lord and others, to found the settlement in Berkley County South Carolina, after named Dorchester.

JOSEPH SUMNER, son of George Sumner the first, was perhaps of Milton, and is thought to have had wife Sarah, both living 1730.

ROGER SUMNER, Dorchester, son of William Sumner the first, born in England, a freeman 1657, married Mary Josselyn, daughter of Thomas Josselyn of Lancaster, formerly of Hingham, had perhaps Waitstill, as eldest; children Abigail, born 16 November 1657, died in few months; Samuel, 6 February 1659; removed to Lancaster, had there Mary; William, 1673; Rebecca; and Ebenezer, before mentioned, born 28 May 1678, after his return to Dorchester from the destruction by the Indians of his residence at Lancaster. He became Deacon of the church at Milton, and died 26 May 1698, aged 66, so born 1632. Waitstill is said to have married before 1679, Manassah Tucker; Mary married 10 June 1688, Israel Nichols; and Rebecca married 27 January 1697, Aaron Hobart; both of Hingham.

SAMUEL SUMNER, Dorchester, brother of the preceding, by wife Rebecca, married 7 March 1659, had Preserved, born 14 May 1660, died at 15 years; Rebecca, 3 January 1662; Mary, 29 March 1664; Samuel, 5 March 1666, died in few weeks; Mehitable, 21 June 1668; John, 1 April 1670, died young; Thankful, 9 December 1671; Samuel, again, 8 March 1674; Elizabeth, 19 March 1676; Ann, 8 August 1678; Nathaniel, 9 November 1680; and Increase, 21 August 1684, died in few days; was a freeman 1690, but of him or his wife no more is told.

WILLIAM SUMNER, Dorchester 1636, came probably with wife Mary, and children William, Roger, George, Joan, and perhaps Abigail, who died 19 February 1658, was made a freeman 17 May 1637 had Samuel, born 18 May 1638; and Increase, 23 February 1643; very often selectman, and Representative many years. His wife died 7 June 1676 it is reported, and he perhaps died March 1692, aged about 86. He is thought to have been only child of Roger of Bicester in County Oxford, 12 miles from the city of Oxford, and could only be two years old when his father made nuncupative will 3 December 1608, probated 22 March following, as set out in Genealogical Registrar IX. 300.

WILLIAM SUMNER, Dorchester, mariner, son of the preceding, born in England, married Elizabeth Clement, daughter of Augustine Clement, had Elizabeth, baptized 27 June 1652; Mary, 6 May 1654; removed to Boston and had William, born 9 February 1656; Hannah, 10 June 1659; Sarah, 14 February 1662; Exerience, 22 September 1664; Ebenezer, 30 October 1666; Deliverance, 18 March 1669; Clement, 6 September 1671; two of which probably were dead in January following when grandfather Clement, in his will, refers to seven; and Mercy, January 1675; but the last eight were, no doubt, born in Boston where his busines drew him, and he died soon after the latest birth. Elizabeth married Joshua Henshaw; Mary married 19 January 1672, Nicholas Howe. On 4 May 1687, division of his property among the children shows, that one daughter had married Thomas Gould, probably another perhaps Hannah, married John Goffe; and another married Thomas Pratt. Yet in Genealogical Registrar VIII. 128 father where this supposed appears, the diligent inquiry says, that Elizabeth married Joshua Henshaw; Mary married 19 January 1672, Nicholas Howe, and next, John Trew, probably of Newport; Sarah married a Turell, and after a Weeks; Experience married Eleazer Carver of Taunton; and Deliverance married May 1689, Ebenezer Weeks.

WILLIAM SUMNER, Middletown, blacksmith, son of the preceding, by wife Hannah, had, born at Boston, William, 22 November 1675; Hezekiah, 21 February 1683; but perhaps Hannah, who died at Middletown 18 March 1689, was also born at Boston after William, and before Hezekiah; and Sarah, 29 December 1685; removed about 1687 from Boston to marry there, had Daniel, 26 September 1688; and Ebenezer, 28 Sept 1691, died at seven years, was Deacon 1695, Representative 1701, 2, and died 20 July 1703, when only Hezekiah, Daniel, and Sarah were living. Descendants in Connecticut perpetuated the stock. Of this name Farmer found eleven graduates at Harvard, four at Yale, and two at other New England Colleges.

JOHN SUNDERLAND, JOHN SUNDERLINE, or JOHN SYNDERLAND, Boston, parchment maker, as in deeds he styled himself, administered of our church 9 April 1643, as was Dorothy, his wife 4 April 1646; was sworn a freeman 10 May following his administration (though on Colony record spelt Sanderbant) had John, born says the record December 1640, baptized 16 April 1643, about 2 and a half years old; and Mary, the record says, 12 March 1642, baptized at same time, about one year and six weeks; Hannah, 29 September 1644, though record of her birth October after is found; James born 18, baptized 21 March 1647, died soon; James, again, baptized 6 August 1648; Benjamin, 26 July 1652; and his wife died 29 January 1664. By wife Thomasine Lumpkin, daughter of William Lumpkin, widow of Samuel Mayo, he had Mary, born 15 July 1665; and Samuel, 14 April 1668. He was of artillery company 1658, but had fallen into poverty and in 1672 made conveyance of his goods to John Vial in trust for Mary, wife of his son, and daughter of Vial, and her children. His daughter Mary the first, married 29 November 1656, Jonathan Rainsford. He removed to Eastham, there died in his 85th year 26 December 1703. His widow died at Eastham 16 June 1709 in 84th year. His will of 27 September 1700, probated 4 April 1704, provides for widow and her daughters Mary Bangs; Sarah Freeman; and Mercy Sears; but I do not discover the husbands of either, though perhaps the last was wife of Silas.

JOHN SUNDERLAND, JOHN SUNDERLINE, or JOHN SYNDERLAND, Boston, son of the preceding, married 26 January 1659, Mary Vial, daughter of John Vial, had John, born 22 January 1661; Dorothy, 7 April 1664; and Nathaniel, 17 November 1667.

RICHARD SUSSELL, recorded as a freeman 1653, at Portsmouth Rhode Island as by the printed volume I. 263, and repeated 300, of Rhode Island Colony record appears, is by me conjecture to be the same man, whose controversy related to a marriage with Abigail Davis, in 1656, may be seen in Ib. 349, 59,60, and 5. Yet Ussell may seem as wilful a perversion as the other.

ABRAHAM SUTLIFFE, Scituate 1640, by Sarah, had Abraham and perhaps others, was living 1661, and the son Abraham had a house in 1670.

NATHANIEL SUTLIFFE, Medfield, married 31 January 1675, Hannah Plimpton, eldest daughter of John Plimpton, but I know no more, except that he was living in 1678.

THOMAS SUTLIFFE, Branford, one of the founders in 1668 of civic and ecclesiastic order.

BARTHOLOMEW SUTTON, Boston, by wife Hannah, had William, born 3 March 1667; Hannah, 12 April 1669; and by second wife Eliphadel, had Catharine, 15 April 1670.

GEORGE SUTTON, Situate 1638, married 1641, Sarah Tilden, daughter of Elder Nathaniel Tilden of the same, had John, born 1642; Lydia, 1646; Sarah, 1648, died soon; Sarah, again, 1650; and Elizabeth, 1653; but Deane tells not of his death.

JOHN SUTTON, Hingham, came in the Diligent, 1638, with wife and four children, as the record of blessed Daniel Cushing assures us, from Attleburg in County Norfolk, a town about 15 miles from Norwich, but less than half that distance from Hingham; encouraged the settlers of Rohoboth, where land was assigned him in 1644, but forfeited by non removed. As he is called senior perhaps one of his children may have been son John; but of the stock I gather no more.

JOHN SUTTON, Scituate, son of George Sutton married 1661, Elizabeth House, daughter of Samuel House, had Elizabeth, born 1662; John, 1664; Mary, 1666; Sarah, 1668; Hannah, 1670; Esther, 1673; Benjamin, 1675; Nathaniel, 1677; and Nathan, 1679; was an Ensign in Philip's war, and died in 1691, by his will mentioned wife and all the children except Elizabeth and Benjamin, who perhaps were dead, another John, who died at Rehoboth 1670, is by Deane thought to be son of Simon, and by me of the first John.

LAMBERT SUTTON, Charlestown, was administered of the church 4 April 1641, lived in Woburn, a freeman 1644, died 27 November 1649.

RICHARD SUTTON, Charlestown, a householder 1677, may have been of Roxbury 1650, where his wife Rachel died 10 November 1672, and a proprietor of Lancaster 1653.

SIMON SUTTON, Scituate 1647, perhaps brother of Geroge Sutton, of who we know no more, but that he was witness of Nathaniel Tilden's will, and was there 1643.

WILLIAM SUTTON, Eastham, married 11 July 1666, Damaris Bishop, had Alice, born 13 May 1668; Thomas, 11 November 1669; Mary, 4 October 1671; may be the man of Newbury, who married 27 October 1679, Mary Gassell, or Mary Gaffell, as Coffin has the name, and died 7 May 1690. Of another William Sutton, who died 9 May, the inventory was given 20 June 1680 by his widow Sarah. But this was in Essex County. One William Sutton was a soldier in the Phips expedition of 1690 under Gallup.

PHILIP SWADDON, Watertown, servant of Robert Seely, 1630, set free next year on condition of paying £10 to his master, was of Kittery 1640.

DANIEL SWAIN, DANIEL SWAYNE, DANIEL SWAINE, or DANIEL SWEYEN, Branford, son of William Swain, born in England, one of the founders of the church and town 1664, in freeman’s list 1669, was Representative 1673-7, his signature in fac-simile, Genealogical Registrar III. 153, is perverted by change of the two final letters, ne for er. He did not partake of the excitement that carried many of his town with their minister to New Jersey but was engaged building up family and town, married 1651, Dorcas Rose, daughter of Robert Rose of Stratford, had Daniel, born 26 July 1652; Deborah, 24 April 1654; Samuel, 23 December 1655; Dorcas, 2 December 1657; John, 20 December 1660; Joshua, 12 January 1663; Rachel; David; and Hannah; and he died 1690 or 1. Samuel, Joshua, and Hannah, as well as eldest child Daniel, all died without children before their father, so that two sons and three daughters had his estate with the widow who died early in 1708, and in her will of 1707 names David having died without children, only daughter Deborah's children, daughter Dorcas Wheeler, formerly Taintor, son John's children, and daughter Rachel unmarried. Deborah married 20 November 1671, Peter Tyler; and Dorcas married John Taintor, and next a Wheeler.

FRANCIS SWAIN, FRANCIS SWAYNE, FRANCIS SWAINE, or FRANCIS SWEYEN, Exeter 1645, removed to Middleburg, Long Island 1657, was son of Richard Swain of Hampton, born in England, brought by his father at the age of 14, with his elder brother William Swain from London, 1635, in the Rebecca, while he came later in the same year had wife Martha, died under middle age, and his widow married Caleb Leverich.

HENRY SWAIN, HENRY SWAYNE, HENRY SWAINE, or HENRY SWEYEN, Charlestown, son perhaps of Jeremy Swain the first, was one of the Company of Captain Moseley in Philp's war, a householder in 1678, married 21 August 1679, Hannah Lothrop, daughter of Benjamin Lothrop of the same. Frothingham, 88, counts Henry an inhabitant of 1638; but that seems, as he was not in 1658, probably a mistake for Jeremy.

JEREMY SWAIN, JEREMY SWAYNE, JEREMY SWAINE, or JEREMY SWEYEN, Charlestown 1638, by wife Mary or Mercy, had Jeremy, born 1 March 1643; John, 30 January 1645; and perhaps others, certainly at Reading, Sarah, 29 January 1655; and he died at Reading 2 April 1658.

JEREMY SWAIN, JEREMY SWAYNE, JEREMY SWAINE, or JEREMY SWEYEN, Reading, son probably of the preceding, Representative 1689, and the same year chosen Assistant, but had a very small vote at the popular election 1692, and was not named in new Charter, may have been father of Jeremy Swain, a freeman 1691, was certainly much engaged in the Indians war, as head of a regiment August 1691. See Magnalia VII. 67, and Niles.

JOHN SWAIN, JOHN SWAYNE, JOHN SWAINE, or JOHN SWEYEN, Nantuckett, probably son of Richard Swain the first, had John, born 1 September 1664, by tradition the first male, born there; Stephen, 21 November 1666; Sarah, 13 July, 1670; Joseph, 17 July 1673; Elizabeth, 17 May 1676; Benjamin, 5 July 1679; and Hannah; Patience; and Mary; without dates, but the last named is thought to be the eldest of all; all perhaps by Mary Wyer, daughter of Nathaniel Wyer, but we are not sure of more than that he died 1717; and is said to have been born 1633, but I doubt the report.

JOHN SWAIN, JOHN SWAYNE, JOHN SWAINE, or JOHN SWEYEN, Branford, son of Daniel Swain of the same, and only one, who had children yet died 1694, before middle age, leaving Eunice and John.

NICHOLAS SWAIN, NICHOLAS SWAYNE, NICHOLAS SWAINE, or NICHOLAS SWEYEN, Hampton 1643.

RICHARD SWAIN, RICHARD SWAYNE, RICHARD SWAINE, or RICHARD SWEYEN, Rowley 1639, came in the Truelove, 1635 aged 34, or rather more, embarked at London, 17 September having in April sent, perhaps his wife Elizabeth in the Planter, son William, and Francis, in the Rebecca; and daughter Elizabeth in the Susan and Ellen, under care of various friends, a freeman 13 March 1639, had liberty the year before to plant, with others, at Hampton, where in 1639 he had authority to settle small causes, but had Elizabeth, baptized at Newbury 9 October 1638; married 1658 or 9, Jane, widow of George Bunker, perhaps by her had Richard; and lost his wife in childbirth 31 October 1662, at Nantucket, and died 14 April 1682. He had, also, daughter Dorothy, who married Thomas Abbot, and next Edward Chapman; and Elizabeth married Nathaniel Weare.

RICHARD SWAIN, RICHARD SWAYNE, RICHARD SWAINE, or RICHARD SWEYEN, Nantucket, perhaps son of the preceding, had Abigail, born 7 February 1684; and Jonathan, 23 December 1685; and may have had more; but removed to New Jersey where are descendants the nautical son of Cape May.

SAMUEL SWAIN, SAMUEL SWAYNE, SAMUEL SWAINE, or SAMUEL SWEYEN, Branford, elder brother of Daniel Swain, born in England, was Lieutenant and Representative 1663; as friend of Reverend Mr. Pierson, went with first settlers to Newark, New Jersey and was Representative in the first assemby of that province, but Whitehead, in "East Jersey under the Proprietors" 52, calls him Swarne. Who his wife was is not known, but he had some children as Elizabeth, who married Josiah Ward, and next David Ogden; and Mary, born 1 May 1649, both baptized at New Haven, 1 June 1651, of who Mary died at 6 years; Phebe, born 24 May 1654; Mary, again, 12 June 1656; Christian, 25 April 1659, who married Nathaniel Ward; Sarah, 7 October 1661; and perhaps more before or after removed.

WILLIAM SWAIN, WILLIAM SWAYNE, WILLIAM SWAINE, or WILLIAM SWEYEN, Watertown, came in the EIizabeth and Ann, from London, 1635, aged 50, was administered a freeman at the General Court 3 March following, when he was appointed with Ludlow, and others, Commissioners to rule the new settlement at Connecticut, served as Representative 1636, May in Massachusetts and in September held Court in the young Colony, next year he continued to act as Assistant perhaps under the Massachusetts delegation but not in 1638, when the inhabitants of Connecticut took the whole administration of their own affairs, though their formal constitution was not adopted before January 1639. He sat down at Wethersfield, of which he was Representative 1641-3; soon after being chosen again Assistant 1644, he removed with son Samuel and Daniel to the west, and lighted on or near Branford 1644, there probably died His died Mary, early a member of Roxbury church married and went to New Haven says the record.

WILLIAM SWAIN, WILLIAM SWAYNE, WILLIAM SWAINE, or WILLIAM SWEYEN, Hampton, son of Richard Swain the first, born in England, by wife Prudence, had William, Prudence, Hannah, Bethia, and Hezekiah, of who the order of success is not known, and he and his wife died about 1657 or 8.

WILLIAM SWAIN, WILLIAM SWAYNE, WILLIAM SWAINE, or WILLIAM SWEYEN, Hampton, son of the preceding, took the oath of allegiance 1678. Very often this name is mistaken for Swan, and that for this. In Winthrop II. 29, is the story of one son of York Swain, who fell into despair, and hanged himself in March 1641.

AMBROSE SWALLOW, Chelmsford, 1692, perhaps, says Farmer in MS, was previously of Dunstable.

EBENEZER SWAN, or EBENEZER SWANN, Cambridge, son of John Swan of the same, died 27 July 1740, by wife Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, born 29 March 1699; Sarah, 26 February 1701; Ebenezer, 23 March 1704; Mary, 4 March 1707; Samuel, 5 April 1711; and William, 31 January 1714.

GERSHOM SWAN, or GERSHOM SWANN, Cambridge, son of John Swan of the same, married 20 December 1677, Sarah Holden, daughter of Richard Holden, had Sarah, born about 1679; Rebecca, 24 August 1681, died young; John, 3 October 1683; Ruth, 25 December 1685; Abigail, 12 February 1687; Lydia, 10 November 1689; Rebecca, baptized 14 August 1698 and perhaps more; and he died 2 July 1708.

HENRY SWAN, or HENRY SWANN, Salem, administered of the church 19 May, and a freeman 22 May 1639, had Thomas, baptized 26 February 1643; and Elizabeth, 8 February 1646.

HENRY SWAN, or HENRY SWANN, Boston, and no more is known of him, but that by wife Joan, he had Sarah, and died before her, whose death is recorded at Boston 23 December 1651.

JOHN SWAN, or JOHN SWANN, Cambridge, servant to Thomas Bittlestone, named in his will, 1640, married 1 January or as another account says, February 1651, Rebecca Palfrey, daughter probably of a widow who came from England, had Ruth, born 10 March 1652, and Gershom, 30 June 1654. She died 12 July 1654, and he married 1 March 1656, Mary Pratt, had Samuel, born 3 April or 1 May 1657 died 19 June 1678, says the gravestone; Mary, 2 May 1659; Elizabeth, 14 July 1661; Lydia, 28 July 1663; John, 1 May 1665; Hannah, 27 February 1668, and Ebenezer, 14 November 1672. The father was a freeman 29 April 1668, and died 5 June 1708, aged 87, and his wife died 11 February 1703 in her 70th year, as Harris tells. Elizabeth married Ezekiel Ricards. of Woburn.

JOHN SWAN, or JOHN SWANN, Westfield, is an alias name of Sevan, as the Reverend Mr. Davis read the original record which is hardly to be called a possible one, but a more practised eye gave me the assurance that the name was Score. Nobody will dispute the probably that Mr. Judd got hold of the right letters.

RICHARD SWAN, or RICHARD SWANN, Boston, joined our church 6 January 1639, had John, baptized next Sunday, and was dismissed 24 November following with others to form a church at Rowley, a freeman 13 May after, was Representative 1666 and many years more, and died 1678. His wife was Ann, children Richard, Frances, Robert, Jonathan, Susan, or Julian, and perhaps more children certainly daughters Frances, married Mark Quilter, and Sarah married Joseph Boynton. Julian had married 18 February 1654, Samuel Stickney, bore him four children, and died before her father but his will, of 1678, besides these, name daughters Abigail Bailey, Mary Kilborn, and sons Caleb Hopkinson, John Hopkinson, and John Trumbull. I conjecture that John Trumbull removed from Roxbury to Rowley soon after Swan, married his daughter Ann, and died 1657, leaving several children probably Joseph and Judah among the

RICHARD SWAN, or RICHARD SWANN, Rowley, probably son of the preceding, free married 1684.

ROBERT SWAN, or ROBERT SWANN, Haverhill 1646, by wife Elizabeth, had probably Robert, and perhaps Timothy and others.

ROBERT SWAN, or ROBERT SWANN, Haverhill, probably son of the preceding, took oath of allegiance 28 November 1677, and was Representative 1684.

TIMOTHY SWAN, or TIMOTHY SWANN, Andover, son of Robert Swan the first, died 1 February 1693, after long affliction supposed by witchcraft, as Reverend Mr. Hale in his history page 38, tells, of who Elizabeth Johnson, perhaps wife of Stephen, acknowledged before Justice Dudley Bradstreet, 10 August 1692, that she had a hand in it, but she was so liberal in confessing many other torments bestowed by her upon other neighbors that I believe she saved her life by her falsehoods. See 39 Massachusetts history Collection I. 124. But the magistrate was slow to believe the horrible confession of his neighbor against themselves, and so the baffled bloodhounds who rejoiced in the diabolical delusion were let loose upon him, as a Saducee.

THOMAS SWAN, or THOMAS SWANN, Roxbury, married Mary Lamb, daughter of Thomas Lamb, had Henry, born in Boston (where probably he first pursued his profession), 16 May 1665, who died young; and Thomas, who died 1668; but at Roxbury had Thomas Swan, again, born 15 September 1669, Harvard College 1689; Dorothy, 29 December 1672; Peter and Dorothy, probably twins 1674, died very soon; Henry, 29 March 1678, died soon; Henry, again, 24 March following; Mary, 4 June 1681; Peter, 7 June 1684, died soon; and Ebenezer, 12 May 1686; was a physician and died perhaps in February 1688. His house was burned in the night of 11 July 1681, for who Maria, a negro servant of Joshua Lamb, being convicted by her confession at the Court in September following, the Governor benignant Bradstreet, pronunced the sentence of death by the former of burning, and the horrid solemnity was public.

THOMAS SWAN, or THOMAS SWANN, Roxbury, son of the preceding, married 27 December 1692, Prudence Wade of Medford. Twelve of this name at Harvard and two at Yale, had been graduates in 1846.

JOSEPH SWASEY, JOSEPH SWAZEY, or JOSEPH SWAYSY, Salem , by wife Mary, had Joseph, born 13 October 1653; Elizabeth, 1 December 1655; Mary, 21 April 1659; Abigail, 24 January 1662; Samuel, 19 August 1664; John, 30 September 1666; and Stephen, about 22 September 1669; and in 1680, Elizabeth, perhaps his daughter, more probably his widow, married John Lightfoot at that town.

JOSEPH SWASEY, JOSEPH SWAZEY, or JOSEPH SWAYSY, Salem, son of the preceding, married 16 October 1678, Elizabeth Lambert, had Samuel, born 14 September 1682; Elizabeth, 20 May 1684; and Joseph, 20 August 1685.

JOHN SWATMAN, Cambridge, is no doubt error in Genealogical Registrar IX. 168 (but truly taken from the old book in Boston), for Thomas Sweetman; and the date of birth of the first child is one year too early.

SWELUS, an unfortunate name in Genealogical Registrar II. 264, belongs, I am confident, to Robert Twelves of Braintree. See, also, an equal mistake in Quelves.

BENONI, SWEET, BENONI SWAITE, or BENONI SWEETE Warwick, or Kingstown, son of the first James Sweet, had James, born 1688; Margaret 1690; Benoni, 1692; Mary, 1696; Elizabeth, 1700; and Thomas, 1703; perhaps all, perhaps only the last two, by wife Elizabeth.

DANIEL SWEET, DANIEL SWAITE, or DANIEL SWEETE, a Warwick, son of the first John Sweet of Warwick, made his willl in 1728.

HENRY SWEET, HENRY SWAITE, or HENRY SWEETE, Swanzey, married 29 January 1687, Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Philip Walker, and was after of Attleborogh, had five children.

JAMES SWEET, JAMES SWAITE, or JAMES SWEETE, had been of Salem 1631, called son of Isaac Sweet, who probably died in England, and a widow Sweet perhaps his mother, had grant of Iand there 1637, on the list of a freeman 1655, of Warwick, there married Mary Greene, daughter of the first John Greene of the same, had Philip, born 15 July 1655; James, 8 May 1657; Mary, 2 February 1660; Benoni, 28 March 1663; Valentine, 14 February 1665; Samuel, 1 November 1667, born at Prudence Island; Jeremiah, 6 January 1669; Renewed, 16 July 1671; and Sylvester, 1 March 1674, at Potowomut.

JOHN SWEET, JOHN SWAITE, or JOHN SWEETE, Boston, 1640, shipwright, or caulker, joined our church, and was a freeman 2 June 1641, by wife Temperance, who died January 1645 (strangely misprinted Temperance Jewett in mention of her children censure by Drake, history of Boston, 252), had Temperance, who died 28 November 1661; and by wife Susanna, who joined our church 23 May 1647, he had Susanna, born 3, baptized 11 April 1647; John, 8, baptized 21 September 1651, died young; Mary, 28 January baptized 5 February 1653; Abigail, 4 May 1656, died in few days; Mehitable, born 8, baptized 11 October 1657, died soon; Mehitable, again, born 8 December 1659.

JOHN SWEET, JOHN SWAITE, or JOHN SWEETE, Charlestown, shoemaker, died 18 May 1695, near 80, says the gravestone. His wife died 16 July 1666, aged 44, and he died 25 April 1685, aged 82, as the gravestones in Copp's hill showed, and Sewall's diary says, he was buried 20 April.

JOHN SWEET, JOHN SWAITE, or JOHN SWEETE, Warwick, brother of James Sweet probably elder, perhaps brought from England by his mother Mary, widow of Isaac Sweet, who there married Ezekiel Holliman, having two sons, this John, and James, besides a daughter Meribah, whose name by Holliman was altered to Renewed, before she married John Geraerd; is on freeman's list 1665, had a grist mill, and other works on the Potowomut, in the Naraganset country, burnt by the Indians in Philip's war, 1675, in his will of 1677, then of Newport, names wife Elizabeth and children John, Daniel, James, Henry, Richard, Benjamin, William, and Jeremiah, besides a daughter.

JOHN SWEET, JOHN SWAITE, or JOHN SWEETE, Wickford, had wife Elizabeth and children John, Elizabeth, James, and Sarah, as from his will, in 1716, on record of Wickford, appears.

JOHN SWEET, JOHN SWAITE, or JOHN SWEETE, of Wickford, was father of the preceding, but died the year after him, had besides him, Deborah, James, and Mary, as also second wife Rachel.

JOSEPH SWEET, JOSEPH SWAITE, or JOSEPH SWEETE, Boston, by wife Elizabeth, had Benjamin, born 22 January 1660.

RICHARD SWEET, RICHARD SWAITE, or RICHARD SWEETE, Westerly, son probably of John Sweet, married 15 December 1673, perhaps Mehitable Larkins, daughter of Edward Larkin the first of the same; and probably for second wife had Priscilla Carpenter, daughter of the second William Carpenter of Rehoboth.

THOMAS SWEET, THOMAS SWAITE, or THOMAS SWEETE, passenger in the Mary and John, 1634, who took the oath of supremacy and allegiance 24 March to passage for New England when in May the ship arrived, but of this person I hear no more.

THOMAS SWEETMAN, THOMAS SWETMAN, or THOMAS SWETNAM, Cambridge, a freeman 2 May 1638, by wife Isabel, had Elizabeth, born 6 January 1647; Rebecca, 7 April 1649; Mehitable, about 1650; Sarah, born 2 May 1554; Thomas, 18 January 1656, died in few days unbaptized; Ruhamah, 28 March 1657; the others all baptized says Mitchell's Reg. which adds to them Samuel Sweetman, born 19 April baptized 22 May 1659, Harvard College 1677, whose death is unknown to the Catalogue; Bethia, 7 July 1661; and Hepzibah, born 19, baptized 24 June 1666; and he died 8 January 1683, aged 73. His widow had alms from the church up to 12 December 1709. Elizabeth married 7 December 1671, Benjamin Wellington; Rebecca married Michael Spencer; Sarah married 9 January 1674, Josiah Treadway, and died 5 March 1697; and Bethia married James Hewes of Boston.

BENJAMIN SWEETSER, or BENJAMIN SWITZER, Charlestown 1658, son of Seth Sweetser of the same, born in England, then a householder, was next year fined £50 and imprisoned as a Baptist, probably he had son Seth Sweetser, and perhaps other children and certainly died 22 July 1718.

SAMUEL SWEETSER, or SAMUEL SWITZER, Malden, by wife Elizabeth, had Samuel, born 3 April 1701; John, 12 February 1703; Jacob, 6 April 1705; and Michael, 19 May 1707.

SETH SWEETSER, or SETH SWITZER, Charlestown 1637, aged a 31, came from Tring in Hartfordshire, about 30 miles from London, with son Benjamin, joined the church January 1639, as did his wife Bethia in September after having Hannah, baptized 12 January, Elizabeth, born 27 January 1643, probably baptized as may have been other children. When for some years the record is deficient, was a freeman 14 March 1639, a moderate Baptist in latter days, and died 21 or 24 May 1662, aged 56, leaving widow Elizabeth, married April 1661, who had been widow of Thomas Oakes of Cambridge, and children Benjamin, Sarah, Mary, wife of Samuel Blanchard, and Hannah Fitch. His widow married Samuel Hayward of Malden and outlived him. See Frothingham, 67.

SETH SWEETSER, or SETH SWITZER, Charlestown, perhaps son of Benjamin Sweetser, married 12 January 1692, at Malden, Sarah Lynde of Charlestown, widow of Thomas Clark, daughter of Joseph Lynde of the same. Largely is the name diffused in this neighborhood.

WILLIAM SWETLAND, or WILLIAM SWEETLAND, Salem, by wife Agnes, had Peter, born 1 September 1676; Grace, 8 March 1680; John, 1 September 1681; and Joseph, 5 January 1684.

BENJAMIN SWETT, Newbury, son of John Swett the first, born in England 1626, married as said in Genealogical Registrar VI. 50, Esther Weare, daughter of Peter Weare, had Esther, born 7 June 1648, perhaps meaning January 1649; Sarah, 7 November 1650; Mary, 7 January 1652, probably died young; Mary, again, 2 May 1654; Benjamin, 5 August 1656; Joseph, 21 January 1659; and Moses, 16 September 1661; which is all taken from Coffin, who adds that he removed to Hampton; and the family account proceeds to give Hannah, 16 May 1664; Elizabeth, 2 July 1667; John, 17 May 1670; Stephen, 13 September 1672; and another child whose name is not told; was Ensign 1650, Lieutenant 1675, and fell in the Indians war at the East with 60 of his men, 29 June 1677, in Scarborough. His widow married Captain Stephen Greenleaf, 31 March 1678, as family Representative says, but Coffin, with better regard, calls it 1679, as the first wife of this second husband died November 1678. Of his daughters Esther married 1668, Abia Green, according to family account, but who he was is unknown. Sarah married 1678, in same Representative Maurice Hobbs; but Coffin makes him marrying Sarah Eastow.

BENJAMIN SWETT, Hampton, son of the preceding, took oath of fidelity April 1678.

JOHN SWETT, Newbury, among the early settlers, a freeman 18 May 1642, brought from England probably Stephen, Benjamin and Joseph; besides Sarah, perhaps, who died 11 December 1650; and possibly others. A widow Phebe died May 1665 who probably was his.

JOHN SWETT, Newbury, son of Stephen Swett, married 6 December 1670, daughter of Samuel Plummer, had Mary, born 10 April 1672; Hannah, 15 June 1674; John, 20 February 1677; Samuel, 10 September 1680; probably removed to Charlestown for some years, as in December 1680 he was administer of that church, by dismissal from the church of Newbury as the record tells; yet perhaps went back to Newbury, and had the other children Stephen, 27 January 1684; Joseph, 2 February 1687; and Benjamin, 11 April 1688.

JOHN SWETT, Hampton, son of Benjamin Swett the first, married 3 October 1696, Bethia Page, daughter of Thomas Page, had Huldah, born 16 July 1699; Sarah, 23 December 1700; John, 4 December 1702; Elisha, 30 September 1705; Benjamin, 17 October 1707; and Joseph; and removed to Kingston, New Hampshire, there died early in 1753, leaving widow Sarah.

JOSEPH SWETT, Newbury, perhaps son of the first John Swett, married 1650, says Coffin, but tells no more; was of Haverhill 1653, and I judge, that he removed to Boston, where by wife Elizabeth, had Joseph, born 26 October 1658; and Benjamin, 22, baptized 29 January 1660. Yet nothing more is found.

JOSEPH SWETT, Hampton, son of Benjamin Swett the first, took oath of fidelity April 1678.

MOSES SWETT, Hampton, brother of the preceding, took oath of fidelity December 1678, married 12 May 1687, Mary Hussey, had Mary, born 2 February 1689; and Esther, 10 June 1690, besides four or five others, of which one was Deliverance. His will of 15 April 1719, perhaps would allow us to suppose all the children deceased.

STEPHEN SWETT, Newbury, son probably of the first John Swett, born about 1620 in England, married 24 May 1647, Hannah Merrill, daughter of the first John Merrill, had John, born 20 October 1648, died at 4 years; Stephen, 20 August 1650, died in few days; Hannah, 7 October 1651; Stephen, again, 28 January 1654; Elizabeth, 16 January 1656; Joseph, 28 November 1657; and Mary, 17 March 1662. His wife died 4 April following, and he married 4 August 1663, Rebecca Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith, had Benjamin, 20 May 1664; Rebecca, 4 December 1665, died within 6 months; and Rebecca, again, 27 February 1670; and his wife died 2 days after. In old records the name is often Sweet. Six had in 1828 been graduates at Harvard as Farmer MS notes. So often is the interchange of Sweet and Swett in old records that we must not depend spelling.

EPHRAIM SWIFT, Sandwich, son of William Swift second, perhaps by wife Sarah, who survived him, had Elizabeth, born 29 December 1679; Joanna, 7 July 1683; Samuel, 9 April 1686; Ephraim, 9 December 1688; Sarah, 12 April 1692; Hannah, 19 May 1695; and Moses, 15 September 1699. His will of 10 April 1735, was probated 17 February 1742.

JIRAH SWIFT, Sandwich, brother of the preceding, married 26 November 1697, Abigail Gibbs, and had second wife Mary, named in his will of 29 March 1744, probated 1 May 1749. Of this brother are the Swifts of New Bedford.

JOSIAH SWIFT, Sandwich, brother of the preceding, married 16 April 1706, Mary Bodfish, probably daughter of Joseph Bodfish, and next married Experience Nye, perhaps daughter of Ebenezer Nye.

OBADIAH SWIFT, Dorchester, son of Thomas Swift of the same, married 15 March 1661, Rest Atherton, daughter of Humphrey Atherton, had Remember, born 5 February 1662; died very soon; Rest, 13 December 1662; Obadiah, 28 January 1671; Hopestill, 11 March 1674; Elizabeth, 7 September 1675, died in few days; Abigail, 4 January 1676; Elizabeth again, 4 January 1679, died young. He had second wife Abigail, was a freeman 1673, and died 27 December 1690; but his widow lived to 19 March 1737.

SAMUEL SWIFT, Sandwich, brother of Ephraim Swift, had wife Mary, named in his will of 5 October 1730, probated 6 June 1733.

THOMAS SWIFT, Dorchester, one of the early settlers, was son of Robert Swift of Rotherham in County York, a freeman 6 May 1635, by wife Elizabeth Capen, who probably was daughter of the first Bernard Capen, had Joan, perhaps born in England; Thomas, born 17 June 1635; Obadiah, 16 July 1638; Elizabeth, 26 February 1641; Ruth, 24 August 1643; Mary, 21 September 1645; Ann, 14 November 1647; and Susanna, 11 February 1652; but in these dates I followed Barry only, wherever record fails, though he may have followed higher authority than our record with which for the first four he does not concur. He died 30 May, says gravestone, but other account 4 May 1675, aged 75, and his widow died 26 January 1678 aged 67. Joan married 5 November 1657, John Baker of Boston, says a false certificate in the copy of record probably meaning ten years earlier (see volume I. 97 of this Dictionary and Genealogical Registrar XI. 202); Ruth married 10 October 1660, William Greenough of Boston; Mary married 11 January 1664. John White; Ann married 19 August 1664, Obadiah Read; and Susanna married 18 April 1672, Hopestill Clap.

THOMAS SWIFT, Milton, eldest son of the preceding, married 9 December Elizabeth Vose, daughter of Robert Vose, had Thomas, born 30 July 1659; Elizabeth; William, 5 May 1670, who perished in the expedition of Phips against Quebec; John Swift, 14 March 1679, Harvard College 1697, first minister at Framingham; and Samuel, 1683; was Deacon and died 31 January 1718.

WILLIAM SWIFT, Watertown 1634, had been here some time probably coming from Bocking, County Suffolk, or its neighbor sold his estate 1637, and removed probably to Sandwich, there died January 1644. His widow Joan, perhaps about second wife, made her will 12 October 1662, named son William, and his children and several others, whose relationship is not discovered, but we may infer that Daniel Wing, to whose two sons she makes gifts, had married Hannah, daughter of her husband, also that other grandchildren were Experience and Zebediah Allin, and Mary Darley.

WILLIAM SWIFT, Sandwich, son of the preceding, born in England. Had daughter Hannah, born 11 March 1651, among other children, as in the will of his mother, designated but not named. His own will of 15 December 1705, probated 29 of next month, names wife Ruth, and sons William, 28 August 1654; and Ephraim, 6 June 1656. He is by Baylies marked as Representative 1673, 4, and 8. Other children were Mary, 7 April 1659; Samuel, 10 August 1662; Josiah; Jirah; Temperance; Esther; and Dinah.

WILLIAM SWIFT, Sandwich, son of the preceding, had wife Elizabeth named in his will, of 17 June 1700, probated 12 May following, as he died near five years before his father. His children were William, Joseph, Benjamin, Thomas, Josiah, and Ebenezer. Farmer notes, of this name nine had been graduates at Yale, six at Harvard, and eight at other New England Colleges.

HENRY SWILLAWAY, or HENRY SWILIOWAY, Malden, had Hannah, born February 1666. Margaret married 15 August 1687, Robert Smith of Charlestown.

JOB SWINERTON, JOB SWIMERTON, or JOB SWANNERTON, Salem 1637, when he had grant of land, joined the church 1639, as did Elizabeth, probably his wife or mother, was made a freeman 6 September of that year, married 9 July 1658; Ruth Symonds, daughter of John Symonds, had Jasper, born 4 June following; Joseph, 8 February 1661; Elizabeth, 26 February 1663; Ruth, 22 March 1665; and Ruth, again, 17 May 1670; and his wife died 5 days after. He married 2 September 1673, Esther Baker. He lived in Danvers, and died 11 April 1689. His daughter Ruth died 27 October 1694, and was buried next day, being Sunday, when "more attending the funeral than the sermon."

JOB SWINERTON, JOB SWIMERTON, or JOB SWANNERTON, a Sargeant of Salem village, now Danvers, was probably son of the preceding, and a freeman 1690; in 1686 was 55 years old; and died 7 April 1700.

JOHN SWINERTON, JOHN SWIMERTON, or JOHN SWANNERTON, Salem, perhaps brother of the younger Job Swinterton, a physician, married 8 March 1680, Hannah Brown, a widow whose former husband is beyond my discovery, had Mary, born 24 December 1681, died 6 January 1691, aged 57, leaving widow Hannah, who died 23 December 1713, aged 71. Felt.

JOSEPH SWINERTON, JOSEPH SWIMERTON, or JOSEPH SWANNERTON, Salem, probably son of Job Swinterton, but whether of the first or of the second of that name is unknown, by wife Mary, had Mary, born 22 March 1693; Joseph, 1 December 1694; Joanna and Ruth, twins 22 November 1696; Sarah, 17 January 1699; and Job, 30 November 1701.

WILLIAM SWYNDEN, or WILLIAM SWINDEN, Ipswich, came in the Elizabeth and Ann, 1635, aged 20.

THOMAS SYSLIE, a passenger aged 22, embarked at London in the Susan and Ellen, for New England May 1635, as found by Mr. Drake, Genealogical Registrar XIV. 309, and had been mentioned in 3 Massachusetts history Collection VIIl. 259; but notice is never seen of him after and perhaps the name is mistaken.

TIMOTHY SYMMES, Charlestown, son of Reverend Zechariah Symmes, married 10 December 1668, Mary Nichols, whose father is not known, had one child born 6 September 1669, an died on same day, and the mother died twelve days after. He married 21 September 1671, Elizabeth Norton, daughter of Captain Francis Norton, had Timothy, born 18 November 1672; Elizabeth, 24, baptized 26 July 1674; and Sarah, 6, baptized 20 August 1676, but why the first was not baptized and why the other two were, when neither father nor mother appear in the list of church members is hard to explain. He died of smallpox, 4 July 1678, and his widow married 12 April 1688, as his third wife Captain Ephraim Savage, and died 13 April 1710.

WILLIAM SYMMES, Charlestown, eldest son of the Reverend Zechariah Symmes, born at Dunstable, County Bedford, brought by his father, had by first wife daughter Sarah, who married before he got his second wife, by whom he had William, born 7 January 1679; Zechariah; Timothy; and Nathaniel; besides two others, perhaps daughters whose names are unknown, was householder before 1678, when he was chosen tythingman, but who was his first or second wife or when he was married to either, and the dates of birth of six children are unknown. He was not made a freeman and finds not place among Budington's church members. Died 22 September 1691, leaving seven children. His widow married Reverend Samuel Torrey. Sarah married 7 November 1671, Reverend Moses Fiske of Braintree.

WILLIAM SYMMES, Medford or Charlestown, son of the preceding, married Ruth Convers, perhaps daughter of Josiah Convers of Woburn, had William, born 10 October 1705, who died young; Zechariah, 1 September 1707; Josiah, 7 April 1710, died young; Elizabeth; Timothy; John; and William Symmes, Harvard College 1750, minister of Andover; and died 24 May 1764.

ZECHARIAH SYMMES, Charlestown, came in 1634, with Reverend John Lothrop, William Hutchinson, and his wife, the great prophetess, arriving 18 September, brought wife Sarah and children Sarah; William, baptized 10 January 1627; Mary, 16 April 1628; Elizabeth, 1 January 1630; Hulda, 18 March 1631; Hannah, 22 August 1632; and Rebecca, 12 February 1634; had here Ruth, born 18, baptized 25 October 1635; Zechariah Symmes, 9, baptized 14 January not 9, as Genealogical Registrar XIII. page 5, says, 1638, Harvard College 1657; Timothy 7, baptized 10 May 1640, died soon; Deborah, 28 August baptized 4 September 1642; but the dates of baptism of the last three are wrong, in the copy by Budington scrupulously following and the original being lost, we are always doubtful, whether the transcript is correct. In each of the three cases, the Genealogical Registrar XIII. 135, has used the day of birth, but without turning to the almanac, called it the day of baptism. Worse error than this readers may be led into by taking the order of the children where Sarah is ranked under 12, as the youngest daughter when she was the eldest of the eight daughters, if not of the thirteen children. Timothy, again, whose date is not found; and one more son of Mather, III. 132, has correctly quoted his epitamy which is doubted. His neighbor Johnson, so many years his parishioner, speaks of children "their number being ten, both sons and daughters a certain sign of the Lord's intent to people this vast wilderness," he adds, with juster application of the doings of Providence, than he usually exhibits. He was born at Canterbury, in County Kent, 5 April 1599, son of Reverend William Symmes, matriculated 1617 at Emanuel, and took at the University of Cambridge his A.B. 1620-1, preached as a lecturer at the church of St. Atholines, London, married July 1621, and there had eldest daughter Sarah, but in 1625 became rector of Dunstable, in which office he had large service during the plague that extended wide that year. Mather, who confessed his information is not large, says, he was always worried by the prelatists for insufficient conformity. His life was not a very good one, as his successor in 1842 wrote me, and his family being numerous, he saw prospects of more enlarged usefulness on our side of the water, joined the church of Boston, with his wife 5 October 1634, and that of Charlestown 5 December next, was a freeman 6 May following, was held in high regard, and died 28 January, and was buried I suppose 4 February 1672, though various years are named. His widow died 1676. Of his thirteen children ten were living to be named in his will of 20 January 1664. Sarah married 1650, Reverend Samuel Hough of Reading, who died March 1662, and she married November following his succesor in the pulpit, John Brock; Mary married 15 September 1652, as second wife Thomas Savage of Boston, and next Anthony Stoddard; Elizabeth married 2 November 1652, Hezekiah Usher, as his second wife; Huldah married as second or third wife William Davis; Rebecca married Humphrey Booth; Deborah married 13 December 1664; Timothy Prout; Ruth married 15 June 1668, Edward Willis; and Hannah; had died unmarried before the confirmation of the will, which bore a codicil 19 December 1667, and spake of Ruth as still unmarried. It was probated 31 March 1672, and names the sons William, Zechariah, and Timothy. In his wilI brother William is mentioned but he was probably in England and never came to our country.

ZECHARIAH SYMMES, Bradford, son of the preceding, married 18 November 1669, Susanna Graves, daughter of Thomas Graves of Charlestown, had Sarah, born 20 May 1672; Zechariah, 13 March 1674; both at Bradford, and at Charlestown, had Catharine born 29 March baptized 2 April 1676; and born at Bradford, Thomas Symmes, January 1678, Harvard College 1698; William, 7 January 1680; and Rebecca, 20 July 1681. His wife died three days after, and he married 26 November 1683, Mehitable, widow of Samuel Dalton of Hampton. Some confusion is seen about this family in Genealogical Registrar XIII. 135, 6. He had first preached a short time at Rehoboth, but at Bradford preached 14 years Budington says, before he was ordained 27 December 1682, and died 22 March 1708. His son Thomas Symmes was a man of distinction and suceeded his father. Eliot's Biographical Dictionary gives agreeable details. Of one of this name, probably a maiden who died at Cambridge 10 June 1653, no diligence of inquiry can be expected to enlarge the report of Mr. Paige, "Mrs. Sarah Symmes had a grant of land 1639. She appears to have been a lady of wealth, and a member of the church".

BENJAMIN SYMONDS, Woburn, son of William Symonds, a freeman 1690, by wife Rebecca, had William, born 14 February 1679; Benjamin, 14 January 1681; Joseph, 1 March 1683; John, 23 March 1685; Rebecca, 6 June 1687; Daniel, 21 February 1690; Jacob, 26 May 1692; Judith, 5 October 1695; and Huldah, 25 October 1700.

CALEB SYMONDS, Woburn, brother of the preceding, a freeman 1690, married 25 September 1677, Sarah Bacon, had Samuel, born 30 June 1687; James, 15 January 1684; and Sarah, 11 November 1687, who died in few days.

HARLAKENDEN SYMONDS, Gloucester, son of Samuel Symonds the first, born in England about 1628, brought by his father in 1637, a freeman 1665, had wife Elizabeth, called in the will of 3 May 1670, made by Sarah, widow of Richard Mather (who had been widow of great John Cotton, and in England by him married as the widow Story), her grandchildren and may well be judged the same in Cotton's will, 1652, named as his child Betty Day. We know, Cotton then had no grandchildren and this child must have been born of some daughter of the widow Story, who in England or here had married a Day. That name is found early both at Ipswich and Gloucester; but, though Mr. Felt has large acquaintence with the early inhabitant of both those towns, he can discover no father for this wife of Symonds. By her he had, at Gloucester Sarah, born 2 July 1668, who by the will of her great grandmother Mather, had gift of one of her cows. But I know no more of him except that he went home and lived at Wethersfield in England 1672; nor is it known that he ever came back. Mr. Babson informs us, that the widow returned to Gloucester where the daughter married about 1692 Thomas Low; and her mother died 31 January 1728, aged 90.

HENRY SYMONDS, Boston 1643, perhaps the freeman of 10 May, a man of enterprise, undertook the work of making the mill creek for a mill power, under a vote of July, with George Burden, John Button, John Hill, and associates as is fully stated in Snow's history of Boston, 124, 5. But he died in September following and was buried 14th. He had been recommended by pastor of a church at Southampton, and in that right his posthumous child was baptized here 21 April 1644, about 3 days old by the name, Richgrace, given by the widow mother no doubt. So it might be inferred that he had gone from Lynn with Reverend Abraham Pierson; and Lechford's Plain Dealing, 43, makes it certain, that he was one of the founders of Pierson's church gathering at Lynn, 1641, as Winthrop tells, II. 6, for the object of going to the East end of Long Island, though it is implied from Lechford's language, that he never went. His widow married Isaac Walker, and her name was Susan, as appears in act of our General Court record II. 104, confirmed to Christopher Lawson estate in Boston that Symonds had engaged to sell him.

JAMES SYMONDS, Salem, son of John Symonds of the same, supposed to be born in 1633, perhaps in England, married 20 November 1661, Elizabeth Browning, perhaps daughter of Thomas Browning, had Mary, born 1 November 1662; Ruth, 19 February 1664; John, 8 July 1666; James, 14 February 1671, died young; Elizabeth, 6 March 1673, died soon; James, again, 1 April 1674; Benjamin, 7 January 1685; Thomas, 1 April 1677; Elizabeth again, 29 September 1679, died young; Joseph, 20 March 1682; Sarah, 21 February 1688; and Elizabeth again, who died young. As I find not his death I presume he removed. His eldest daughter married I suppose, 3 December 1685, the third Edward Norris.

JAMES SYMONDS, Woburn, married 29 December 1685, Susanna Blodget, perhaps daughter of the first Samuel Blodget, had James, born 1 November 1686; Susanna, 2 May 1689; Abigail, 17 January 1692; Sarah, 13 December 1694; Nathan, 12 June 1697; and Ruth, 12 December 1699. Probably he removed.

JOHN SYMONDS, Salem 1637, a freeman March 1638, had wife Elizabeth, and children besides James before mentioned; Samuel, whose baptism was 4 November 1638; Catharine; and Ruth; and died about 1671. His will of 16 August was probated 19 September of that year. Catharine married 26 June 1657, Jacob Towne of Topsfield; and Ruth married 19 July 1658, Job Swinnerton of Salem, and died 22 May 1670.

JOHN SYMONDS, Portsmouth 1631, one of the men sent by Massey the great proprietor, was after of Kittery, in 1650 was "sworn constable for the river of Pascataquack," as my copy of York record says; and it is probable that he kept his precinct in good order, for he submitted in 1652 to Massachusetts, and in 1655 and 8 he was of the grand jury.

JOHN SYMONDS, Salem, married 3 March 1690, Sarah Waters, daughter of John Waters, had John, born 22 March 1692.

JOSEPH SYMONDS, Hartford, married Abigail Spencer, daughter of Samuel Spencer.

MARK SYMONDS, Ipswich, in 1634 was called 50 years old, freeman 2 May 1638, died 28 April 1659. By Joanna, who died 29 April 1660, he left Susanna, wife of John Ayres, or John Ayers; Abigail, wife of Robert Pierce, or Pearce; Priscilla, wife of John Warner; and grandchildren by daughter Mary, first wife of Edward Chapman, who died bebore her father.

SAMUEL SYMONDS, Ipswhich, a gentleman of ancient family at Yeldham in County Essex, where, Morant tells us, he was a Cursitor in the Chancery, and he married about 1620, Dorothy Harlakenden, of the old gentry of Earl's Clone, probably sister of Roger Harlakenden, and had ten children before coming over to us in 1637. He owned an estate in the adjacent parish of Toppsfield, and probably left some children certainly John, at home; but we may not exactly discern the names of all the brought, though of William, Harlakenden, and Samuel, perhaps Dorothy and Elizabeth only of the daughters can we be justified in guessing that they accompanied the father. Being administered a freeman March 1638, he was Representative at the first succeeding General Court and very often after. Married Martha Epes, a widow from County Kent, probably had by her Martha, Ruth, and Priscilla, perhaps 2nd Samuel; but by some record it appears, that first wife Dorothy was living 10 December 1645; yet she may have been wife of his first son Samuel, for, strange as it seems, he had two Samuels then living. Farmer gives him other daughters Susanna, and Dorothy, who married he says, Joseph Jacobs; and Mary, who married Peter Duncan. But of the last we find that she was named Epes before marriage so daughter of his wife's former husband and the two others were children of his son William, probably though it is said a daughter Dorothy had early married Reverend Thomas Harrison, who came from Virginia 1648. In 1643 he was chosen an Assistant and so served until 1673, when Leverett being raised to be Governor he was made successor as Deputy Governor in which place he died 12 October 1678, during the session of the General Court. His widow Rebecca Swayne, daughter of Bennett Swayne of Salisbury, County Wilts, died 21 July 1695, in her 79th year. She was third, possibly fourth wife, had been widow of Reverend William Worcester, and before him, of John Hall, and before him, Henry Byley. She was so happy in finding husbands that who was her father had not been told. But one of his wives was not (as frequently has been boasted), a daughter of the first Governor Winthrop, who had only of four daughters that outlived two years and she married Samuel Dudley. The mistake arose from the use of the word sister Symonds in the letter 30 September 1648, of first Winthrop to his son John who had been a member of the church at Ipswich, and may refer only to Christian, related under Truesdale will be found corrected of an error of Farmer arisen in the same way. Yet possibly the second wife of Symonds was a daughter of Colonel Edward Reed of Essex England and so sister of the second wife of the younger John Winthrop. Of his daughters Elizabeth married 20 May 1644, Daniel Epes, and died 7 May 1685, aged 60; Dorothy married as above; Martha married first John Denison, and next Richard Martyn of Portsmouth; Ruth married 1659, Reverend John Emerson of Gloucester; and Priscilla married Captain Thomas Baker of Topsfield.

SAMUEL SYMONDS, Ipswich, son of the preceding, born in England, died probably unmarried, in his will of 22 November 1653, named four brothers and three unmarried sisters, besides nephew Samuel Epes.

SAMUEL SYMONDS, Salem, son of John Symonds, married 14 April 1662, Elizabeth Andrews, daughter of Robert Andrews of Topsfield, had Elizabeth, born 12 July. 1663; and he died 26 July 1675.

SAMUEL SYMONDS, Ipswich son of Honorable Samuel Symonds, born on this side of the water, probably yet many years before the death of his brother Samuel Symonds, was of Harvard College and the sole graduate of this name, died probably unmarried for in his will, 18 December 1668, he mentioned no wife or children, but names four married sisters viz. Elizabeth, Martha, Ruth, and Mary, wife of Peter Duncan, who was not child of his father but of mother by former husband, besides Priscilla then unmarried, perhaps this last named sustains my conjecture that he was born of the same month with her.

SAMUEL SYMONDS, Boxford 1680 may have been grandson of Honorable Samuel Symonds.

THOMAS SYMONDS, Braintree, had Joan, born 8 November 1638; and Abigail, 8 November 1640, who died 30 May 1642.

WILLIAM SYMONDS, Ipswich 1635, is perhaps the same who was the first ferryman between Haverhill and Bradford, of Haverhill 1659, and had wife Elizabeth.

WILLIAM SYMONDS, Concord 1636, had, by wife Sarah, who was buried 3 April 1641, Judith, who married John Barker; and Sarah, who married John Haywood; was constable 1645, and removed perhaps, says Farmer, to Easthampton, Long Island before 1650.

WILLIAM SYMONDS, Woburn, married 18 January 1644, Judith, widow of James Hayward, had Sarah, born 28 July 1644; Judith, 31 March 1646; Mary, 9 December 1647; Caleb, 11 October 1649; William, 15 April 1651; Joseph, 18 October 1652; Benjamin, 18 March 1654; Tabitha, 20 August 1655, died next day; Joshua, died soon; James, 1 November 1658, died soon; Bethia, 9 May 1659; and Huldah, 20 November 1660; was a freeman 1670. His widow Judith died 3 January 1690; but he had died 7 June 1672.

WILLIAM SYMONDS, Wells, son of Honorable Samuel Symonds, born in England, married Mary Wade, daughter of Jonathan Wade of Ipswich, had Susanna, born 3 January 1669; Dorothy, 21 October 1670; Mary, 6 January 1674; and Elizabeth, 20 July 1678; and died next year at Ipwich leaving large estate 21, was buried 27 May. He was of the grand jury 1659, and again 1662, a freeman 1670, as Felt supposed but it is probable that man was of Woburn; then probably overseeing the property of his father in that region, and was Representative 1676 for Wells, but no doubt soon after if not long before had come back to Ipswich, and went not more to the East except as an associate with Danforth and others to hold county Court 1678. Susanna married Joseph Jacobs; and Elizabeth married an Allen.

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