Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p528

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s. of Henry, m. 7 Apr 1687, Hannah, d. of Thomas Walker, had Elizabeth
b. 8 Sept. 1689; Hannah, 5 Jan. 1692; Bezaleel; Josiah, 19 Aug.
1701. He was deac. his w. d. 18 Dec. 1704; and he d. 16 Oct. 1723.
EDMUND, Sudbury, was from Barkhamstead in Co. Herts, and of the
first sett. 1639, appoint. to lay out the planta. freem. 13 May 1640, and
among proprs. that yr. is a wid. Rice, perhaps his mo. was rep. in
Oct. foll. and 1643, deac. and selectman, b. a. 1594, brot. from Eng.
w. Thomasine, and ch. by her, Edward, b. 1618; Henry; Edmund;
Thomas; Matthew; Samuel; and Joseph, had here Benjamin, b. 31
May 1640. His w. d. 18 June 1654; and he m. 1 Mar, 1655, Mercy,
wid. of Thomas Brigham, wh. surv. him, and had Ruth b. 29 Sept. 1659;
and Ann, 19 Nov. 1661; was among early sett. of Marlborough, and he
d. 3 May 1663, all the ten ch. having div. of his est. His wid. m. William
Hunt. EDMUND, Marlborough, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. m. 13
Oct. 1680, Joyce Russell, d. of William of Cambridge, had Joyce b.
1681; Edmund, 9 July 1688; and Lydia, 24 May 1690; Joyce m.
1705, Samuel Abbot. EDMUND, Sudbury, sec. s. of Edward the first,
was a deac. and d. 25 Sept. 1719, but of m .or issue I hear not. EDWARD,
Westborough, s. of Samuel, m. 15 Nov. 1692, Ruth Parker of Roxbury,
says Barry, and had at Marlborough, Dinah, b. 1693; Silas 1695; Timothy
1697; Nahor 1699, k. by the Ind. at 5 yrs.; Huldah 1701; Moses
1704, d. soon; Seth 1705; Thankful 1707; Eleazer 1709; Ruth 1712;
Ebenezer 1714; and Ann 1716; d. 1726, leav. wid. Hannah. EDWARD,
Sudbury, s. of the first Edmund, prob. eldest, b. at Barkhamstead, Eng.
by first w. Agnes Bent, says Barry, he had no ch. but John Bent, in his
will of 14 Sept 1672, speaks of his d. Agnes Rice, so that I doubt she
was not first, but sec. w. unless Agnes and Ann mean one woman.
Childr. by w. Ann, acc. Barry, were John; Lydia, b. 30 July 1648, d.
soon; Lydia, again, 10 Dec. 1649; Edmund, 9 Dec. 1653; Daniel, 8
Nov. 1655; Caleb, 8 Feb. 1658, d. soon; Ann, 9 Nov. 1661; Dorcas,
29 Jan. 1664; Benjamin, 22 Dec. 1666; and Abigail, 9 May 1671;
rem. to Marlborough, was a deac. and d. 15 Aug. 1712 at gr. age, and
his wid. Ann d. next yr. EDWARD, Marlborough, s. of Samuel, m.
25 May 1702, Lydia Fairbanks, had Gideon, and nine ds. ELISHA,
Sudbury, s. of the first Thomas, it is said, liv. to near 60 yrs. EPHRAIM,
Sudbury, s. of the first Thomas, m. 21 Feb. 1689, Hannah Livermore,
perhaps d. of John of Watertown, had Hannah, d. young, Ephraim;
Mary; Josiah; Grace d.young; Thomas; Gershom; John, Isaac; and
Hannah, again; and he d. 1732. Of course he was 65, or at most, 69
yrs. old, but then age is kind. stretched to 71, in Geneal. Reg. XIlI. 140.
GERSHOM, Worcester, br. of the preced. d. 29 Dec. 1768, at the gr. age
of 101, as may be read in Geneal. Reg. XIII. 140. He had seven ch.