"7. JOHN OF ONESIPHORUS OF GEORGE
Married Lydia, daughter of Robert and Ann (Grant) Emerson, Nov. 16, 1688, and lived in Haverhill on Marsh Hill. She was b. Aug. 11, 1667, and d. Feb. 11, 1719-20. Her father, Robert Emerson, d. June 15, 1694, and her mother was drowned July 28, 1718. He married, Feb. 8, 1721, widow Mary Eaton, and on Jan. 11, 1721 he was chosen deacon, which office he continued to hold until his death, Nov. 24, 1733. His epitaph was "A man of honest report and wisdom; That was pure and peaceable." Children: I. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1689, d. Oct. 1724. II. Sarah, b. June 2, 1691, was admitted to the church in 1721, and d. about 1735. III. John, b. Aug. 19, 1693. IV. Thomas, b. Oct. 23, 1694, d. the same year. V. David, b. Jan. 21, 1698. VI. Jonathan, b. Jan. 15, 1700. VII. Mehitabel, b. July 20, 1702, d. May 30, 1720. VIII. Abigail, b. May 8, 1705, married Samuel Webster 1726 or 1727. IX. Hannah, b. Nov. 27, 1707, married Dea. Joseph Bailey of Haverhill, North Parish, July 31, 1735. She d. Jan 24, 1748. He d. Nov. 7, 1761. X. Ephraim, b. April 2, 1710."