Joseph Damon, s/o Thomas Damon and Lucian Emerson, b. Reading 28 Sep 1686, d. reading 1777, m. (1) Reading 27 Nov 1707 Mary Bachelder, m. (2) Reading 11 Jun 1755 Lydia (Emery) Bancroft. Will of Joseph Damon of Reading, dated 30 Oct 1775, proved 10 Jun 1777, mentions Lydia "my now Married Wife"; children of son Joseph, deceased; sons of son Jabez, deceased: Jabez [co-executor], Joseph, and Aaron, and their mother, widow of Jabez [later named as Lucy Damon, co-executor]; daughters Mary wife of Jonathan Eaton, Elizabeth wife of William Bancroft, Mehitable wife of David Child, Sarah wife of Jonathan Temple, and Susanna wife of Phinehas Lovejoy; children of daughter Hannah deceased: Hannah wife of John Temple and "Mathar" wife of Daniel Gould.