Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p23

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was sis. of John Wakeman, and d. 1663. His only surv. ch. Sarah m. William
Russell, and to educate his s. Noadiah, the gr.mo. left £60. WILLIAM, Salem
1639, had that yr. gr. of ld. prob. rem. to Boston or elsewhere, may be the
mariner, wh. at B. made his will 14 Sept. 1655, as in Geneal. Reg. V. 298,
and Ib. IX. 141. * WILLIAM, Boston, apothecary, adm. of the ch. 28 July 1644,
in wh. yr. he m. Margaret, d. of William Pynchon of Springfield, perhaps a
sec. w. By her he had sev. ch. of wh. Thomas, b. 3 Sept. 1645, may have been
one; also, Benjamin; Elizabeth; Ephraim, wh. d. 2 Aug. 1652; and William, the
last, b. 25 June 1663; and his w. d. 3 July after. He m. next, Huldah, d. of
Rev. Zechariah Symmes, had Mary, b. 3 Dec. 1656; Rebecca, 3 Aug. 1658; Huldah,
21 Dec. 1659; Ruth, 12 Feb. 1662; John, 10 June 1663; and Deborah, 13 Apr.
1665, d. young; by ano. w. Judith, had Margaret, 13 Nov. 1667; and perhaps
Hannah. He had still ano. w. Sarah, and hope of progeny by her when he made
his will, in wh. all of these ch. exc. Deborah, are ment. He was a man of
wealth, enterprise, and discretion, ar. co. 1643, freem. 1645, a capt. rep.
for Springfield 1652, where prob. he liv. some few yrs. also for Haverhill
1668, was employ. as commander of a troop in Ninigret's troubles, joint
commiss. in 1653 with Leverett to the Dutch Gov. at N. York, and one of the
found. of the third ch. His will, made 17 May 1676, pro. 9 days after, being
only two days after his d. gave £400 to w. Sarah, and contains many
particulars. His wid. m. Capt. Edward Palmes of New London. WILLIAM, Roxbury,
prob. br. of Tobias, freem. 1673, had John, b. 1 Oct. 1643; Samuel, 21 Feb.
1645; Joseph, whose date, presumed, is 12 Oct. 1649. His w. Elizabeth d. or was
bur. 4 Mar 1658; and he m. 21 Oct. next Alice Thorp, wh. had William and Elizabeth
bapt. 14 June 1663; but perhaps they were not liv. when this sec. w. d. 1667,
prob. soon after b. of Jonathan, 28 Feb. of that yr. He had, also, Matthew,
but I kn. not the day of his b. or whether he were not by a third w. made
Extrix. but not nam. in his will of 6 Dec 1683, in wh. he ment. all these ch.
and that Matthew and Jonathan are under age. He d. 9 Dec 1683, aged 66.
WILLIAM, Boston, by w. Mary, d. of Nicholas Parker, had Joanna, b. 16 Aug.
1655; and I presume, that the same man by w. Susanna had Joanna, b. 26 July
1657, sold his est. in 1658, and went to Barbados. WILLIAM, Marblehead, a
petitnr. 1668 against imposts. WILLIAM, Roxbury, perhaps a of William the
first of Boston, had Mary, b. 28 Mar. 1669; Ann, 24 Dec. 1670; next rec. of
1672 gives him Benjamin, 31 May, and Rachel, 26 Aug. but wh. rec. of the two
is false is uncert.; perhaps the yr. 1674 is omit. for the latter ch Ichabod,
1 Apr. 1676; Ebenezer, 9 Apr. 1678; William, 3 Jan. 1680; Sarah, 20 July 1681;
and Isaac, 18 Apr. 1683; and a William, perhaps the same, d. there 23 Jan.
1706. WILLIAM, Boston, mariner, in his will 31 Oct. 1690, not pro. bef. 5 Aug.
1701, gives est.