Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p569

Defence 1635, aged 20, from London, was a shoemaker, liv. first at
Concord, where his w. Mary d. 1 Aug. 1640, freem. 13 May 1640, rem.
to B. and by w. Susanna had Nathaniel, b. 14 Feb. bapt. 12 Mar. 1643,
wh. d. bef. his f.; Lydia, 1, bapt. 7 Dec. 1645; John, bapt. 12 July 1648
a. 5 days old; Simon, 28 Apr. 1654; Gamaliel, 26 Mar. 1657; and
Joseph, 29 July 1662; perhaps others; in B. was a tanner. In his will
of 1 Apr. 1678, pro. 3 Jan 1680, names w. Susanna, eldest s. Gamaliel,
and Joseph, and d. Elizabeth Rust. THOMAS, Plymouth, came in the Mayflower
1620, with s. Joseph, and d. early next yr. But Bradford
informs us that "the rest of his childr. came over, are m. and have
[1650] many ch." THOMAS, Watertown, 1636, freem. 17 May 1637,
d. or was bur. 12 Nov. 1638, aged 50, says Bond, and his wid. Grace m.
William Palmer. THOMAS, Scituate, s. of the first John of the same,
Deane says, had a fam. of wh. was descend. to our day. THOMAS, Saco
1652, was constable 1659. His h. was burn. by the Ind. Oct. 1676.
THOMAS, Eastham, s. of Joseph the first, m. 13 Dec. 1665, Elizabeth Snow,
had Elizabeth b. 8 Oct. 1666; Joseph, 1 Feb. 1668; Hannah, 20 Mar.
1669 or 70; Thomas, 6 Mar. 1671, d. in few days; Thomas, again, 6
May 1672; Eleazer, 3 Nov. 1673; and Nathaniel, 18 Jan. 1676. His
w. d. 16 June 1678. THOMAS, Newbury, s. of Robert, perhaps in 1691
taxed at Rowley, m. 18 May 1677, Ruth Brown, had Thomas, b. 14
Aug. 1678; Ruth, 16 Apr. 1680; Susanna, 17 Mar. 1682; Robert, 5
Apr. 1684; John. 11 July 1686; Isaac, 21 June 1691; Stephen, 20
Aug. 1693; Daniel, 14 Nov. 1695; and Jonathan, 18 June 1702.
TIMOTHY, Boston, s. of Rev. Nathaniel, a merch. 1665-88, was not
among household. 1695. WILLIAM, York, was adm. freem. 1652.
WILLIAM, Boston, Farmer says, had sev. ch. b. there, and d. 13 July
1664; but I doubt he relied on informat. that has not reached me.
WILLIAM, Boston, merch. by w. Susanna, if that name be not wrong,
had Mary, b. 9 Apr. 1667; perhaps had sec. w. at least m. 22 Apr.
1676, inv. of his est. was taken by his wid. Margaret, wh. had one s. by
him, and wh. on 4 May foll. was appoint. admin. and she had bef. 30 Jan.
foll. m. William Snelling. WILLIAM, Charlestown 1678, may have rem.
to Reading. WILLIAM, Nantucket, m. Martha, d. of Robert Barnard, had
Experience, a d. b. 23 July 1673; Ebenezer, 5 Jan. 1676; Orange; Martha;
and Mary; and d. 23 Mar. 1718. In his MS. Farmer obs. that of this name
54 had been gr. of which 37 were of Harv. 10 of Yale; and that 15 of these
were clerg. of wh. I count 12 at Harv.

    ROISE or ROYCE, ISAAC, New London, s. of Robert, m. 15 Dec. 1669,
Elizabeth eldest d. of Samuel Lothrop, had Robert, and three other ch. and rem. to
Wallingford, d. 1681. His wid. m. 1690, Joseph Thompson of the same. JOHN, Willimantic 1686.
JONATHAN, Norwich, s. of Robert of New London, m. June
1660, Deborah, d. of Hugh Caulkins, had Eliz. b. Jan. 1662; John, 9 Nov. 1663;
Sarah, Oct. 1665;