Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p280

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be as well relied on as the town rec. that she was b. that day; Dorcas,
bapt. 5 Feb. 1643, a. 11 days old, by the ch. rec. when the town rec.
gives the same day for b.; but this may be better deserv. of credit, when
add. that she d. 28 of the same mo. The w. join. our ch. 7 Mar. 1646,
and d. 12 Jan. 1659. He was a vintner, had ano. w. Alice, wid. of
Philip Kirtland, or Catlin, of Lynn, wh. he m. 1659 or 60, was of ar. co.
1653, had good est. and d. 25 Aug. 1661. His d. Jane m. 14 Nov.
1657, John Jackson. The wid. seems to have been less aceptab. in her
control of the business at the King's Arms public ho. for she was warned
to leave town as late as 1672, and not restor. bef. 1676. But she had a
stout heart, reliev. the tavern in May 1680 from mortge. of £300, and liv.
on till 1697, in her will of 26 Jan. pro. 21 Oct. of that yr. names plenty of ch.
and gr.ch. of the latter class one, Abigail, was then w. of Rev. Joseph Belcher. FRANCIS, Boston, m.
Rebecca, d. of Matthew Iyans, had John, b. 1665, was
liv. with w. 1674. GEORGE, Salem, m. 28 Dec. 1667, Mary, d. of Richard Graves,
had Richard, b. 6 Dec. 1668; George, 14 Apr. 1670; Mary, 3 Dec. 1671; Elizabeth 4
Jan. 1673; Hannah, 6 June 1674; and Ruth, 8 Feb. 1676. GEORGE,
Boston, by w. Rebecca, had Peter, b. 5 Feb. 1683[2]; George, 16 Mar. 1685;
and Maverick, 19 Mar. 1694. Henry is in Geneal. Reg. IX. 354 giv. as
one of Gallup's comp. against Quebec 1690; but he is not seen in the
more correct list. of XIII. 133, where is no surname Thomas, nor even
any bapt. Henry. HUGH, Roxbury, of wh. I can find no more, but that
he was adm. freem. 1651, prob. had no ch. as he gave his est. to strangers
in blood for the good of Roxbury sch. in order to insure support of
hims. and w. Clement for residue of life in 1677, with decent, interm.
after repsective dec. and d. 6 May 1683, aged 76 yrs. by town rec.
and his wid. d. 24 Sept. foll. JAMES, Salem, 1646-49. JEREMIAH,
Marshfield, s. I suppose of the first Nathaniel,[1] had Nathaniel, b. 2 Jan.
1686; Sarah, 25 Dec. 1687; Jeremiah, 14 Feb. 1689; Elizabeth 19 Nov.
1690; Mary, 5 June 1692; Lydia, 26 Mar. 1694; Thankful, 30 June
1695; Jedediah, 19 Aug. 1698; Bethia, 27 Mar. 1701; Ebenezer, 1
Nov. 1703; and Priscilla, 13 Oct. 1705. JOHN, Marshfield 1643, possib.
is the adventur. wh. emb. at London, in the Hopewell, Sept. 1635,
aged 14, may have been at Salem 1646, but m. 21 Dec. 1648, Sarah,
d.
of James Pitney of M. prob. had John, as in the will of P. 1663, he is
titled sen. JOHN, New Haven, had Elizabeth b. 15 Mar. 1649; Samuel, 5
Sept. 1651; Tabitha, 18 Dec. 1653; all prob. bapt. 12 Feb. 1654; and
Joseph, 10 Nov. 1661; ball bapt. in the right of his w. Tabitha, but all the
dates of these bapt. in Geneal. Reg. IX. 362, was wrong. He was
freem. 1669, a propr. 1685, and f. also of Daniel, John, and Sarah, all
nam. with the other four, prob. the younger brood, in his will of 1670.
He d. 15 Dec. 1671. Sarah m. 14 Dec. 1658, William Wilmot; and
Elizabeth m. Jan. 1674, John Holt. JOHN, New Haven, s. of the preced. m.
1671, Lydia, d. of Edward Parker of the same, had Sarah, b. 13 Dec.