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earlier. JOHN, Stratford, only s. perhaps of the sec. Robert, m. 20 Dec.
1682, Mary, d. of Joseph Hawley of the same, had Robert, b. 21 Sept.
1684; Joseph, 2 Feb. 1688; Hannah, 14 Apr. 1689; Mary, 11 Aug.
1691; John, 5 Dec. 1693; Sarah, 26 Mar. 1696; Ephraim, 18 Dec.
1698; Catharine, 23 Sept. 1700; Abigail, 11 Nov. 1702; and Ebenezer,
18 Aug. 1704; and d. 19 Apr. 1741. MATTHEW, Portsmouth
1645, a fisherman, rem. to Gloucester, m. 15 June 1647, Elizabeth d. of
Thomas Wakley, had John, b. 30 June 1649; Sarah, 14 Mar. 1651;
Abigail, 5 June 1658; Matthew, 3 June 1661, wh. d. at 8 mos. and
others, among wh. some were b. at Casco, as Isaac, bef. ment.; Martha,
wh. m. Farnum of Boston, and Elizabeth wh. m. Benjamin Tucker of Roxbury;
beside ano. d. wh. m. Joseph Ingersoll of Falmouth, whither he
rem. 1661, with his f.-in-law and two other Wakleys, and d. bef. Philip's
war. ROBERT, Watertown 1631, came that yr. in the Francis from
Ipswich, aged 38, with w. Ann, 43, by the rec. at custom ho. and c.
John, 8; Robert, 7; and Benjamin, 5; freem. 3 Sept. 1634, rem. to
Wethersfield, 1635 or 6, after some yrs. to Stamford, Denton,
and last to Hempstead, or Jamaica, on L. I. perhaps both, 1662; in
1664 he was betrust. with some power by Coun. and in N. Y. jurisdict.
made Sheriff 1669-72. ROBERT, Stratford 1651, s. of the preced. by
w. Hannah had Hannah, b. Sept. 1651, wh. prob. d. young; Susanna,
Apr. 1653, wh. m. a. 1672, John Alling, jr. of New Haven; Sarah,
Apr. 1656; and John, 10 May 1658; and d. Oct. 1659. This early
d. was lament. by Rev. Abraham Pierson in verses less disting. for
elegance than simplicity. His wid. m. Nicholas Elsey, and d. 1702. SAMUEL,
Newtown, L. I. s. of the first John, m. Margaret Van Zandt, had
Samuel; John, b. 7 Dec. 1719; Benjamin; William; Isaac; Matthew;
Daniel; Margaret; Sarah; and Abigail; and d. 1742. Jane C. was a
passeng. in the Susan and Ellen from London 1635, aged 30; but
whether maid, w. or wid. is unkn.

    COFFIN, JAMES, Newbury, s. of the first Tristram b. in Eng. 1 or 12
Aug. 1640, liv. some yrs. at Dover, perhaps bef. m. 3 Dec. 1663, Mary,
d. of John Severance of Salisbury, had Mary, bapt. 18 Apr. 1665, rem.
to Nantucket, there had Ebenezer, b. 30 Mar. 1678; Joseph, 4 Feb.
1680; Benjamin, 28 Aug. 1683; and Jonathan, 28 Aug. 1692; beside
sev. others, prob. earlier, by fam. tradit. in all fourteen ch. and d. 28
July 1720. He was twelve yrs. judge of Pro. progenit. of the late
admiral, Sir Isaac, and d. 28 July 1720. JAMES, Newbury, s. of the sec.
Tristram, m. 16 Nov. 1685, Florence Hooke, had Judith, b. 7 Oct. 1686;
Elizabeth; Sarah, 20 Aug. 1689; Mary, 18 Jan. 1691; Lydia, 1692; Tristram,
19 Oct. 1694; Daniel, 10 May 1696; Elinor, 16 May 1698;
Joanna, 2 May 1701; and James, and Florence, tw. 1 Jan. 1705.
JAMES, Nantucket, s. of the first James, m. 19 May 1692, Ruth
Gardner, d. of John of the same, had George, b. 22 Apr. 1693; Sarah,