Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p254


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1698; wh. six s. were popular. call. the thirty-six feet Mumfords. His
w. d. 1707, in her 38th yr. Perhaps he had ano. w. Esther Tefft, in
1708, and by her, John, Sarah, Tabitha, and Esther, and he d. 1726.
WILLIAM, a Quaker, whip. at Boston 1677, where, I presume, he staid
not long.

    MUN or MUNN, BENJAMIN, Hartford, serv. in the war with the
Pequots, 1637, rem. to Springfield, m. 1649, Abigail, wid. of Francis
Ball, d. of Henry Burt, had Abigail, b. 1650; John, 1652; Benjamin,
1665; James, 1657; and Nathaniel, 1661; and d. Nov. 1675. His
wid. m. lieut. Thomas Stebbins, and his d. Abigail m. Thomas Stebbins jr.
DANIEL, Milford, d. 1666, leav. will. Inv. of his est. was L42. JAMES,
Springfield, s. of Benjamin, was in the fight at Turner's Falls, 1676, and
sett. at Colchester. JOHN, Westfield, eldest br. of the preced. was in
the great fight of Turner's falls, m. 23 Dec. 1680, Abigail Parsons,
and d. at Springfield 16 Sept. 1684, leav. John, b. 16 Mar. 1682,
and Benjamin. His wid. m. 7 Oct. 1686, John Richards of Westfield.
NATHANIEL, Springfield, youngest br. of the preced. may have
had fam. SAMUEL, Woodbury 1680, wheelwright, may well seem to be
of a differ. fam. from any of the preced. as Cothren says he came in
from Milford, and his f. is unkn. had Jane, and Amy, bapt. Oct. 1680;
Mary, Nov. 1681; Daniel, Feb. 1684; and Samuel, Apr. 1687. In
mod. times the name has double n.

    MUNDAY or MONDAY, HENRY, Salibury freem. 13 May 1640, was
rated in 1652, higher than any other inhab. but one. Farmer, from the
rec. says his w. d. 22 July 1654. The spell. is sometimes Monde or
Munde. He has prefix of respect in town rec. WILLIAM, passeng. in
the Mary and John 1634, may have been f. of the preced. at least we
kn. that sev. of the early sett. at Salisbury came in that voyage.

    MUNDEN, ABRAHAM, Springfield m. 16 May 1644, Ann Munson, had
Mary, b. 8 Aug. 1645, and he was drown. 29 Oct. at Enfield Falls, the
same yr. This d. was complain. against, 1676, at Northampton, or
"wearing silk, and that in a flaunting manner;" the enormity of her
offence was aggravat. perhaps, by the disaster of her f. thirty yrs. bef.
Yet her character was so good as to obtain a h. next yr. Peter Plimpton.

    MUNGER, JOHN, Guilford, s. of Nicholas, m. 1684, Mary Everts, d.
of James, had Mary, b. 1686, d. young; John, 1687; Mary, again,
1689; Abigail, 1691; Ebenezer, 4 July 1693; Caleb, 1695; Jonathan,
1697; Josiah, 20 July, 1704; and Rachel, 1706; and he d. Nov.
1732; and his wid. d. 1734. NICHOLAS, Guilford, m. 2 June 1659,
Sarah Hull, had John,b. 26 Apr. 1660; and Samuel; d. 16 Oct. 1668.
His wid. m. Dennis Scranton, or Crampton; but I have not courage
enough to adjudge the right. SAMUEL, Guilford, younger s. of the
preced. by w Sarah had Samuel, b. 1689; Joseph, 1693; Sarah 1695;
Deliverance, a d. 1697; Nathaniel, 1699; James, 1701; Ann, 1703;
and Jane 1705; and he d. 5 Nov. 1717.