Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p26

the former decree in support of the Mequinez will, and set up the right
of the appellant under the Boston will, perhaps with concur. of Thacher.
All may read the curious law Latin abbreviat. Mr. Justice Story, of
the U. S. Sup. Ct. once ask. me, if the form Eng. proceedings in
litigat. testament. cases were to be seen in our country, and the yr. aft.
his d. I could have answ. his desire. THOMAS, Boston, merch. s.
of William of Taunton, Co. Somerset, blacksmith, where the name
prevails in the parish reg. for the whole reign of Elizabeth had been apprent.
at Merchant Tailors, London, as the comp. rec. prove, in the 18th yr. of
James, 9 Jan. 1621, came in the Planter from London, Apr. 1635, aged
27, was adm. of the ch. Jan. and freem. 25 May foll. ar. co. 1637. He
m. a. 1637, Faith, d. of William Hutchinson, and for receiv. the revelat.
of her mo. or entertain. the opin. of Rev. John Wheelwright, he was
disarm. Nov. of that yr. and driv. to unite with Gov. Coddington and
others in purch. of R. I. where in 1638 he sett. but for short time. Ret.
to B. he had Habijah, bef. ment. b. 1, bapt. 12 Aug. 1638, H. C. 1659;
Thomas, bapt. 17 May 1640, tho. by stupid town rec. copy (orig. long
lost,) not b. bef. 28 of that mo.; Hannah, 28 June, bapt. 2 July 1643;
Ephraim, bapt. 27, a. six days old, says ch. rec. (when the copy of town
rec. makes him b. 2 July) 1645, H. C. 1662; Mary, bapt. 6 June 1647;
Dyonisia, 30 Dec. 1649, one day old, the two last not on town book;
Perez, b. 17, bapt 22 Feb. 1652, idly call. a d. on rec. of the ch. The
mo. d. 20 Feb. the same week, and he m. 15 Sept. foll. Mary, d. of Rev.
Zechariah Symmes of Charlestown, had eleven more ch. Sarah, b. 25,
bapt. 26 June foll.; Richard, bapt. 27 Aug. 1654, not found among the
bs. yet rec. as d. 22 Sept. of next yr. on town list; Samuel, b. 16, bapt.
25 Nov. 1656, d. Aug. foll.; Samuel, again, 22 Aug. 1657, d. very
soon; Zechariah, bapt. 4 July 1658, not found on town's list; Ebenezer,
22, bapt. 27 May 1660; John, 15, bapt. 18 Aug. 1661; Benjamin, bapt.
12 Oct. 1662, but not found on town's list; Arthur, 26, bapt. 28 Feb. 1664;
Elizabeth b. 8 Nov. 1667, d. very soon; and Elizabeth again, 24, bapt. 28 Feb.
1669; and I believe, no descend. has equal. that num. of ch. He was
capt. of ar. co. 1651, and some later yrs. rep. 1654, and sev. yrs. more
for B. beside var. yrs. for Hingham and Andover, speaker, 1659, 60, 71,
7, and 8, had ch. command of the forces in Philip's war at its opening, and
serv. with reput. E. and W. chos. Assist. 1680, to his d. 14 Feb. 1682.
His will, of 28 June 1675, the day of march. to Philip's war, was so
well arrang. that in the resid. of his life no change was suggest. and
it was pro. 9 Mar. 1682. The sermon on his d. by Williard, of O. S.
ch. was print. and a copy was held by John Farmer of Concord, until
he prefer. with his usual liberality, to bestow it on me. His wid. m. Anthony
Stoddard; and four of the ds. (three by the first w.) were m. the