John2 Plaisted of Roger1, Sen., settled in Portsmouth, N.H., about 1679. He was member of Assembly, 1693 to 1727; Speaker 1696-1717-1727; Chief Justice Supreme Court of N.H., 1719; member of Royal Commissioners 1702 to 1716, and Deputy Survey of the King's Woods. He was a most distinguished man. He married Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Stanyan) Pickering of Portsmouth.
John Pickering in his will names son-in-law John Plaisted and grandsons Elisha and James.