Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p208

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bapt. 23 Sept. 1632, wh. d. soon, and Mary, again, 2 Mar. 1634, freem.
6 Nov. 1632, was dism. from Boston ch. 27 Jan. 1639 to that of Ipswich,
whither he had gone 1634, prob. d. 1639. Perhaps he came in the Lion
with John Winthrop, the Gov.'s.; for his name is on the list of the
ch. bef. the use of dates betw. those of young W. and his w. Martha.
THOMAS, Ipswich 1638, then call. jr. may have been of ar. co. that yr.
and freem. 1674. THOMAS, Charlestown 1638, rem. to Guilford 1650,
or earlier, had many ch. of wh. I suppose, one was Mary (wh. m. 14
Sept. 1665, John Evarts, and d. in few yrs.), but only Ebenezer and
John liv. to mid. age. THOMAS, Braintree, s. of John first of the same,
by w. Elizabeth had Elizabeth b. 16 Dec. 1696; Thomas, 5 Aug. 1698; Moses,
16 Feb. 1700; Jonathan, 20 June 1702; Rachel, 26 Mar. 1704; Samuel,
Sept. 1706; Abijah, 25 May 1709; Ebenezer, 9 Sept. 1711; Sarah,
16 Feb. 1714; and Seth, 25 Oct. 1716. He d. 22 Sept. 1717; and his
wid. d. 23 Dec. 1718. THOMAS, Northampton, s. of John of the same,
m. 1683, Mary, d. of John Catlin of Hartford, sett. at Deerfield, had
seven ch. of wh. in the assault, 29 Feb. 1704, by the Fr. and Ind. one
was k. five others with hims. and w. were car. off to Canada, on the was
however the w. was k. and he brot. back only two ch. was deac. d. 5
Apr. 1733. WILLIAM, Cambridge, br. of John of the same, came, with
Harlakenden, in the Defence, 1635, aged 30, w. Elizabeth 30, or 32 (both
stated in the rec. of London custom-ho.), and Francis, 10, wh. may have
been s. br. or neph. Elizabeth 6; Mary, 2 1/2; and John, 5 mos. this last was
bapt. at Cambridge, after arr. by Hooker, a fellow passenger, whose
name is not found in the list, as the order of the Privy Council would
have stopped him. He is ent. no doubt for purpose of deception, as serv.
to Harlakenden, and prob. was of Co. Essex. At Cambridge he had
Sarah, b. Mar. 1638; Jacob, 16 Jan. 1640, bef. ment.; Hannah, 2 Feb.
1642, d. 20 June foll. but ano. Hannah foll. and Samuel, 3 Dec. 1645, d.
July foll.; but ano. Samuel came after; was freem. 3 Mar. 1636; one
of the first sett. of Billerica, where he had sec w. 6 May 1669, Mary,
wid. of John Stearns, d. of Thomas Lothrop of Barnstable, had Mary,
b. 30 Apr. 1670; Sarah, 29 Oct. 1671; Abigail, 14 Apr. 1673, d. next
yr.; and Hannah, 1676. His d. Elizabeth m. says Mitchell's Reg. an Eliot
of Dedham; the first Sarah m. 11 Dec. 1657, John Trull; and Hannah
the sec. m. John Brackett; the sec. Mary m. Nathaniel Dunkler; the
sec. Sarah m. Joseph Crosby; and the third Hannah m. 5 Oct. 1693,
John Child. Evid. of his engagem. in the cause of and. instruct. is found
in a tract, "Strength out of Weakness," pub. at London 1652, reprint. in
3 Mass. Hist. Coll. IV. 193. He was a lieut. rep. being the first from that
town of B. 1660, and 3, d. a capt. 20 Nov. 1681, aged 78 by the rec. of
Billerica, where posterity is still num. WILLIAM, Braintree, br. of Dependence,