Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p313


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nothing. JOSEPH, Boston, perhaps s. of Richard, had w. Elizabeth s. Richard, ds.
Elizabeth and Mary, w. of ..... Perrin; but he had sec. w. 9 June 1654, Lydia wid.
of Richard Floyd, or Flood; and by her had Mary, b. 22 Mar. 1655, and d.
early in 1687. His will of 19 Mar. was pro. 14 Apr. of that yr. 11 RICHARD,
Boston, as early as 1631, by w. Grace had Mary, bapt. 10 June 1632;
Sarah, 1 June 1634; Hannah, 24 Apr. 1636; tho. disarm. in Nov. 1637, as
supporter of Wheelwright, contin. to have ch. Return, 8 Apr. 1638; Believe,
3 May 1640; and Tremble, b. 14 Mar. bapt. 2 Apr. 1642. The last two were s.
both d. bef. the f. wh. was freem. 1 Apr. 1634, ar. co. 1658, and a capt. His
will of 19 Oct. 1674, pro. next mo. names w. Grace, gr.ch. Mary Gridley, d.
Dorlow, and ch. of Tremble. His d. Return m. 9 Apr. 1656, John Davis; and
Hannah m. 16 Sept. 1657, Edward Davis. SAMUEL, Farmington, s. of Thomas of
the same, m. Esther, the posthum. d. of Thomas Thompson, had John, bapt. 29 Jan.
1682; Joseph, 8 Mar. 1685; Esther, 15 May 1687; James, 3 May 1691; and Sarah,
8 July 1694. He m. Dec. 1698, sec. w. Mary Humphrey, had Nathaniel, b. Oct.
1699; Hezekiah, Aug. 1701; Mary, 17 Aug. 1708; and Daniel, 1 Oct. 1711; and
d. 1712. His wid. m. 1714, John Wadsworth. Descend. are num. THOMAS,
Hartford, m. 29 Sept. 1644, Mary Seymour, d. prob. of Richard of the same,
had Samuel, b. 25 Nov. 1647; and Thomas, 1650; rem. to Farmington, thence,
perhaps, to Northampton, there d. his wid. m. deac. John Langdon. Perhaps
had d. Mary, wh. m. 7 Oct. 1675, Thomas Root. THOMAS, Farmington, perhaps
s. of the preced. m. 25 Dec. 1679, Elizabeth d. of John Clark, had, beside four ch. that d.
young, Thomas, bapt. 17 June 1683; John, 5 Oct. 1684; Samuel, 21 Mar. 1686; Mary,
5 Feb. 1688; Jonathan, 2 Nov. 1690; and Eliz. 29 Oct. 1693. He d. 1742, at gr. age.
Ten of this name had been gr. at Yale in 1826, and only two at Harv.

    GRIFFIN or GRIFFING, HUGH, Sudbury, one of the first sett. had
w. Elizabeth freem. 1645, d. 21 or 27 June 1656, in his will of 6 Mar. preced.
names ch. Jonathan; Abigail, b. 16 Nov. 1640; Sarah, 20 Nov. 1642; and
Shemuel, 9 Jan. 1645, perhaps the youngest; beside Hannah Upson,
d. of his w. Elizabeth by former h. HUGH, Stratford 1654, m. 20 July 1652,
Dorothy, d. of Thomas Skidmore, had John, b. 25 Sept. that yr.; Samuel,
22 Feb. 1656; Mary, 21 Apr. 1659; Thomas, 7 May 1662; Joseph, 14 Nov.
1664; Sarah, 2 June 1667; Hannah, 12 Jan. 1670, wh. with her mo. was bur. the
last of Apr. foll. JASPER, Marblehead 1674. * JOHN, Windsor 1646, m. 13
May 1647, Ann Bancroft, had Hannah b. 4 July 1649; Mary, 1 Mar. 1652; Sarah,
25 Dec. 1654; John, 25 Oct. 1656; Thomas, 3 Oct. 1658; Abigail, 12 Nov. 1660;
Mindwell, 11 Feb. 1663; Ruth, 21 Jan. 1666; Ephraim, 1 Mar. 1669;
and Nathaniel, 31 May 1673; was one of the first sett. at Simsbury, where
he had gr. of ld. as reward for his introduct. of manuf. of pitch and tar;
rep. some yrs. d. 1681, when his ten ch. were liv. Hannah m. 20 May
1667, Isaac Pond; and Mary, m. 1 May 1672, Samuel Wilson. JOHN,