"James (Pierpont), New Haven, s. of John of Roxbury, ord. 2 July 1685, m. 27 Oct. 1691, Abigail, d. of John Davenport sec. wh. d. within four mos. and his sec. w. 1694, was Sarah, d. of Rev. Joseph Haynes, and by her he had only Abigail; his third w. 1698, was Mary, d. of Rev. Samuel Hooker. Whether he was promin. as divine, or what issue he had by this last, I am not able to discover (yet Edward C. Herrick, Esq. Libr. can tell), but his wonderful story of the apparition of the ship in the sky, at New Haven, many yrs. bef. he was b. that worthi. adorns the Magnalia, Book I. ch. 6, § 6, is evidence of his felicity of fancy. It may be compar. with the contempo. acco. of the prodigy in Winthrop II. 328. He d. 22 Nov. 1714.
[Additions and Corrections] [Savage 4:695} [Vol. 3] P. 432. l. 10 from bot. aft Abigail, ins. b. 19 Sept. 1696─also, aft. w. ins. m. 26 July
[Additions and Corrections] [Savage 4:695} [Vol. 3] P. 432. l. 9 from bot. aft. Hooker, add, had James, 21 May 1699, Y. C. 1718; Samuel, 30 Dec. 1700, Y. C. 1718; Mary, 23 Nov. 1702; Joseph, 21 Oct. 1704; Benjamin, 18 July 1706, d. in few mos.; Benjamin, again, 17 Oct. 1707, Y. C. 1726; Sarah, 9 June 1709; and Hezekiah, 1712.
[Additions and Corrections] [Savage 4:695} [Vol. 3] P. 432. l. 3 from bot. aft 1714. add, Against a foolish invent. of recent date, mak. this humble clerg. "descend of the Duke of Kingston," the differ. of spell. in the surname, as the sound of both is the same, would be slight obstacle; but we may be sure it is incredib. for our James's f. was b. many a long yr. bef. the first Duke of K."
