"Tay, or Toy, … William, Boston, in July 1643, gave Leonard Buttels two acres on Long Isl. and rec. from him 20 acres at Muddy riv. and in mid. life was distiller, m. 14 Sept. 1644, Grace, d. of Abraham Newell, at Roxbury, had Grace, b. 23 Aug. 1645; John, bapt. at B. 21 Nov. 1647, being 5 days old; Isaiah, 4, bapt. 10 Mar. 1650; Abiel, 21, bapt. 23 Jan. 1653; Nathaniel, 23, bapt. Peter. on 25 (if the ch. rec. is good) Feb. 1655; Jeremiah, 18, bapt. 19 July 1657; and Eliz. 25 June, bapt. 1 July 1660; had est. in Billerica 1659, liv. there few yrs. and one yr. was town clk. was freem. 1663, not as Farmer made it 1650, with a supposit. s. of the same name. His will, of 28 Apr. 1680, pro. 12 Apr. 1683, calls hims. 72 yrs. old, makes w. Grace sole excor. gives Jeremiah and Eliz. the ground 'that the house was burnt on,' in the fire of 1679, I suppose; but they are charg. to pay £10 to his gr.d. Eliz. T. at age of 18, or m. 'that is my eldest son's d.' and of est. at Billerica devises housing to Nathaniel, some to d. Grace Meade of Billerica, whose h. is not of my acquaint. and some to s. Isaiah, beside some in Boston. The wid. d. at Roxbury 11 Apr. 1712, aged 91 yrs. His eldest s. f. of Eliz. whose mo.'s name is not within my guess, was dec. as may be infer."
