Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p163

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been br. of John of B. RICHARD, Charlestown, a capt. d. 2 Nov. 1694,
aged 62, and his wid. Elizabeth d. 7 Jan. 1726, aged 84, say the gr.stones;
but he had prob. not liv. there most of his days, for the list of householders
in 1678, Frothingham, 183, tho. it gives the prefix of respect,
tells not tbe bapt. name, but indicates barely Mr. Martin's, and there is
reason to think it did not mean either John's or Thomas's, and Coffin
authorizes the conject. that he was of Newbury, had Richard, b. 8 Jan.
1674. A former w. Elizabeth d. 6 Oct. 1689; and the sec. m. 28 Nov. foll.
was wid. of Joshua Edmonds. ROBERT, freem. of Mass. 13 May 1640,
was, perhaps, of Weymouth then, soon rem. to Rehoboth 1643, and
Swansey. ROBERT, New Haven, had Mary, bapt. perhaps 24 May
1646; John, 28 May 1648; and Stephen, perhaps 13 May 1652, but for
the first and last wrong days are giv. in the rec. of ch. Geneal. Reg.
IX. 361. SAMUEL, Wethersfield 1646, went to New Haven, and m.
the wid. Brace, but this may have been bef. his perman. sett. at W. at
least in the ch. seating 11 Mar. 1647, at N. H. br. and sis. M. are ment.
Her name was Phebe, d. of Mr. Bisby of London, who provid. for her
and ch. buying est. at W. He had s. Samuel; and, perhaps, Richard;
went to London 1652, soon ret. serv. in Philip's war as a lieut. and in
Oct. 1677., had a gr. of 50 acres "to him and his heirs forever, prohibit.
him the sale of the same, or any alienation thereof from his heirs,"
showing us that his courage was valued higher than his thrift. He a.
15 Sept. 1683. SAMUEL, Andover, m. 30 Mar. 1676, Abigail Norton,
had Samuel, wh. d. 1 Feb. 1683; was an ens. and d. 16 Nov. 1696.
SOLOMON, Gloucester, ship-carpenter, came in the James, I presume,
1635, from London, aged 16, m. 21 Mar. 1643, Mary, d. of Henry
Pindar, had Samuel, b. 16 Apr. 1645; and Mary, 9 Jan. 1648. His w.
d. 9 Feb. foll. and he m. 18 June next, wid. Alice Varnum of Ipswich,
perhaps rem. to Andover, at least sold his G. est. in Mar. 1651, and next
yr. was freem. of A. THOMAS, Charlestown 1638, freem. 22 May
1639, perhaps rem. to Cambridge, there by w. Alice Ellet, m. 1 June
1650, had Abigail, b. 22 Aug. 1653; may have been of New London
1666, hav. prefix of respect, at least was not householder at Charlestown
1658. THOMAS, Boston, mariner, m. 1670, Rachel, d. of John
Farnham. THOMAS, Marlborough 1675, freem. 1690. WILLIAM, Reading
1641, one of the earliest selectmen, freem. 1653, perhaps rem. to
Groton, there d. 23 Mar. 1673, his w. Mary, wh. had been wid. Lakin,
hav. d. 14 Aug. 1669, made provis. of his will dated 6 Mar. bef. pro. 1
Apr. aft. more liberal. To his w's. ch. William and John Lakin, to the
ch. of William L. and to sis. Allen and her childr. exc. Hannah, are
bequests, to three neighbs. release of debts, and £10. is giv. to the town
for purch. of a bell for the meeting-house. Fifteen of this name, says