Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p556

had, I think, d. long time bef. as his inv. is of date 24 Apr. 1676.
* MATTHEW, Woburn, s. of Capt. Edward, b. in Eng. m. 12 Nov. 1656,
Hannah, d. of Peter Palfrey, wh. d. 1 Aug. 1662, and 23 Oct. foll. m.
Rebecca, d. of Elder John Wiswall of Boston, had Rebecca, b. 1 Mar.
1665, wh. m. 1692, Samuel Wyman; Matthew, 18 Mar. 1667; Hannah,
23 Apr. 1669; Samuel, 28 Apr. 1672; Ruth, 1 Jan. 1675; Sarah, 14
Apr. 1677; Henry, 7 Apr. 1683; and was rep. 1686, 9-92, and d. 19
July 1696, aged 62. MOSES, Stratford, is thot. to be that s. of Peter,
b. by his mo. when imprison. 1650 or 1, m. a. 1676, Mary, d. of
Robert Rose, had Rebecca, bapt. 8 Apr. 1677, d. young,; Zeruiah, b.
30 Apr. 1682; Rebecca, again, bapt. July 1683, or 4; John, b. 18 Apr.
1686; Sarah, 5 Aug. 1688; Mary, 20 Apr. 1690; Elizabeth 18 Oct. 1691;
Moses, 13 May 1694; and Solomon, 5 Jan. 1696. He rem. to Woodbury,
but Cothren mistakes him for his own s. NATHANIEL, Roxbury,
s. of capt. Isaac, m. 29 Apr. 1667, Mary Smith, had John, b. 29 Apr.
1668; Nathaniel, 19 Mar.1670; Smith, 22 Jan. 1672; Mary, 14 Feb.
1674; and Hannah, 13 Mar. 1683. Perhaps he rem. to Marlborough, was
freem. 1690. NATHANIEL, Medfield, m. 14 Nov. 1671, Mary d. of John
Plimpton; d. in Marlborough, prob. 24 July 1718, in 80th yr. NATHANIEL,
Charlestown, householder 1678, may have been s. of William, for his name
in the list stands next to that of the wid. He had m. 24 Nov. 1668, Joanna
Long, and d. 1678. His wid. m. 10 Dec. 1679, the sec. Christopher Goodwin.
PETER, an early advent. with Bryan Binks, in the settlem. of Sagadahock. See
Col. Rec. I. 98. He and his associates prob. went to Virg. at least Winthrop I. 58,
gives them no permanence. PETER, Boston, call. a Dutchman, when in 1638,
Richard Rawlings was allow. to purch. his ho. and he rem. was of Fairfield, a.
1649. His w. Elizabeth had a ch. b. in pris. where perhaps she d.
We find not the occasion of the imprison. of the w. wh. was very long,
but conject. is, that she was insane, that the ch. was posthum. nam.
Moses, and had elder brs. John, and Ebenezer. John d. in 1659, his
minor brs. were heirs. See Trumbull, Col. Rec. I. 209, 222, 6, and 32.
The explanat. is altogether traditional, as also the story, very natural, that
the mo. wh. admin. est. of John, m. John Fossecar of Fairfield.
PETER, Andover; perhaps s. of Thomas of the same, m. 23 Nov. 1693,
Mehitable Farnham. RETURN, Hampton, sw. alleg. 25 Apr. 1678, but
had at Andover, m. 7 Sept. 1673, Mary Johnson. RICHARD, Charlestown,
or Watertown, came in the employm. of Sir Richard Saltonstall,
1630, and rem. to Salem, had gr. of ld. 1637, but prob. liv. at Lynn that
yr. freem. 17 May, had ch. Daniel, Samuel, Elizabeth and Abigail, and d. 26 Aug.
1666. His will of 20 Aug. nam. these four ch. Elizabeth m. 4 Nov. 1664, the sec.
Thomas Tolman. RICHARD, Swanzey, by w. Elizabeth had Richard, b. 21 Jan.
1684. RICHARD, New Haven, had no fam. prob. but is call. "old Richard
Johnson" in rec. of his d. 1679. ROBERT, New Haven 1646, d. 1661, and
in his will names his ch. Thomas, John, and William. His wid. Adeline m.
7 Jan. 1663, Robert Hill; and next, 22 May 1666, John Scranton. Porter
suppos. him to be s. of an earlier Robert, wh. was d. in 1641.