Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p424

Offit, had Samuel, b. 23 Nov. 1684, d. young; Margaret, 14 Aug. 1686;
Daniel, 27 Feb. 1688, prob. d. soon; Samuel, again, 31 Oct. 1689;
Daniel, again, 1 Oct. 1691; Mary, 15 Jan. 1693; Comfort, a d. 6 Sept.
1694; and Rebecca, 5 Mar. 1701. JAMES, Stratford 1669, br. of the
preced. went to Norwalk 1673, m. 17 July of that yr. Rebecca, d. of
Ralph Keeler, had James, b. 7 May 1674; and perhaps rem. * JOHN,
Salem 1648, had John, James, Thomas, and Sarah, in Nov. of that yr.
bapt. together; Rebecca, 30 June 1650; and Daniel, 25 Jan. 1652. I
do not find the name of w. among ch. mem. and his is by Felt copied
Pigket, follow. the sound. he rem. 1660 to Stratford, there was constable
1667, one of the selectmen in 1669, and rep. 1673 and 5. His w.
Margaret d. 6 Oct. 1683, and he d. 11 Apr. foll. Sarah m. 19 Dec.
1665, Robert Lane of S. and Rebecca M. 31 Dec. 1673, James Sention
of Norwalk. JOHN, Boston, whose s. John, by w. Elizabeth d. 14 Aug.
1657, may be the same as the preced. JOHN, New London, m. Ruth, d.
of Jonathan Brewster, had Mary; Ruth; William; John, b. 26 July
1656; Adam, 15 Nov. 1658; and Mercy, 16 Jan. 1661. He was an
active merch. had good est. and d. 16 Aug. 1667; and his wid. m. 18
July foll. Charles Hill, who, in 1670, obtain. from the Col. confirmat.
of a grant of 600 acres, made by Uncas to P.; Mary m. 10 Apr. 1672,
Benjamin Shapley; Ruth m. Rev. Moses Noyes of Lyme; and Mercy
m. 1 Nov. 1682, Samuel Fosdick, and next, John Arnold. JOHN, Stratford,
s. of John of the same, freem. 1670, m. 19 Jan. 1673, Mary Cross,
or some such name, had Rebecca, b. 31 Dec. foll.; John, 5 Jan. 1678;
Sarah, 8 Mar. 1681; and James, 5 Jan. 1686. His w. d. 7 Oct. 1687.
THOMAS, Stratford, br. of the preced. m. 16 Nov. 1676, Abigail, d. of
Thomas Seymour of Norwalk, had Abigail, b. 30 July 1678; Hannah,
20 May 1680; and Jacob, 15 Feb. 1682.

    PICKLES, JONAS, Scituate 1650, m. 1657, Alice, d. of William Hatch,
had Jonas, b. 5 Feb. 1659; Mary, 1660; Nathan, 1661; Lydia, 1662;
and Jonas, 1663; next yr. he d. suddenly, I presume, for his will was
nuncup. 15 Dec. and pro. by two females. NATHAN, Scituate, s. of
the preced. m. 1687, Miriam, d. of John Turner, had Mary, b. 1688;
Alice, 1691; Nathan, 1693; David, 1695; and Nathan, again, 1699.
Deane.

    PICKMAN, oft. writ. PITMAN, as sound. BENJAMIN, Salem, third s. of
Nathaniel of Bristol, Eng. bapt. at Lewen's Mead, Bristol, the ch. seat
of the dissent. interest in that city, 1645, m. 27 July 1667, Elizabeth d. of
Capt. Joseph Hardy, had Joseph, b. 11 June 1668; Benjamin, 30 Jan.
1672; Susanna, 3 Feb. 1674; Martha, 3 June 1677; John, 12 Sept.
1679; Joshua, 28 Aug. 1681; William, 10 June 1684; and Nicholas,
call. a d. 18 Aug. 1687; and he d. 1708. His wid. d. 19 Dec. 1727,