Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p102

freem. 1650, by w. Mary, d. of Simon Willard, had Samuel, b. 16 Feb. 1650;
Mary, a. 1656, wh. m. 15 July 1692, Nathaniel Davis, as sec. w. rem. to Charlestown,
had there, by w. Eliz. William, b. 23, bapt. 29 Jan. 1665; and Ruth, 8 Aug.
1669; d. 5 Nov. 1683. His wid. m. 28 Nov. 1689, Richard Martin. Ruth m. 28
Apr. 1687, John White. RICHARD, Woburn, d. 18 Nov. 1689. ROBERT, Maine 1665, sw. fidel.
to Mass. 1674. SAMUEL, Concord 1645. SAMUEL, Lynn, s. of William. 1690, m. 11
Aug. 1675,
Elizabeth Meriam, and next, 27 Jan. 1685, says Barry, Elizabeth Bridges, had Samuel,
b. 5 Aug. 1676; Elizabeth 23 July 1679; Mary, 3 Aug. 1681; Abigail; David, 22 July
1689; and Jonathan, 7 Jan. 1692. WALTER, Concord, freem. 22 May 1639, had
John, b. 2 July 1640; rem. and with w. Dorothy was of Charlestown ch. 1652
d. 13 July 1667, and his wid. d. 14 Sept. 1671. Most of his ch. were no
doubt, b. in Eng. His d. Mary m. 19 Oct. 1644, Luke Potter. In his will, 30
May 1667, w. and s. John are made Excors. but Joshua, Daniel, and d.
Potter are nam. WILLIAM, Lynn, freem. 6 May 1635, a tailor, had w. Mary,
wh. d. 2 Apr. 1657, and he m. 1 Sept. foll. at Boston, wid. Ann Martin;
testif. in 1678, that he was in 68th yr. Had John; Mary; Joseph; and
Samuel; d. 4 Aug. 1693. Lewis marks his arr. of 1630. His d. Mary m. 1
Sept. 1657, Joseph Hutchings. WILLIAM, Providence, s. of Andrew, d. 30
Dec. 1725, leav. wid. Alice, and ch. James, William, and Mary.

    EDSALL or EDSELL. || THOMAS, Boston, turner, ar. co. 1652, m. Elizabeth
Farman, 16 Sept. of unkn. yr prob. 1652, had Henry, b. 28 Feb. 1655.

    EDSON, BENJAMIN, Perhaps s. of Samuel of Bridgewater, m. 4 Dec.
1660, Sarah Hoskins. d. perhaps, of William of Scituate. JOSEPH,
Bridgewater, s. of deac. Samuel, by w. Experience had Joseph; Josiah, b.
1682; and Benjamin and by sec. w. Mary, m. 1686, had Samuel, Timothy, Mary,
Susanna, as Mitchell thinks; and he adds that his est. was sett. 1712.
JOSIAH, Bridgewater, br. of the preced. m. Elizabeth d. of John Dean of Taunton,
not (as Mitchell says), perhaps d. of Nathaniel Hayward, but M. gives no
ch. He adds, that h. and w. both d. 1734, he aged 82, and she 83. His
large est. went by devise chief. to his neph. Josiah, s. of Joseph.
SAMUEL, Salem 1639, rem. to Bridgewater, there was deac. rep. 1676, d. 9
July 1692, aet. 80; and his wid. Susanna d. 20 Feb. 1699, aet. 81. He had
Samuel, Joseph, Josiah, Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, and Bethia. Susanna
m. Rev. James Keith; Elizabeth m. Richard Phillips of Weymouth; Mary m. 1676,
Nicholas Byram, jr.; Sarah m. 7 Nov. 1663, John Dean of Taunton; Bethia m.
17 Dec. 1678, Ezra Dean. SAMUEL, Bridgewater, s. perhaps eldest, of the
preced. m. Susanna. d. of Nicholas Byram, had Susanna, b. 1679; Elizabeth 1684;
and Samuel 1690; and d. 1719. His wid. d. 1742. Two of this name had been
gr. at Harvard in 1834, and three at other N. E. coll.

    EDWARDS, ALEXANDER, Springfield, came from Wales a. 1640, emb.