Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p317

25 Feb. 1662; Deliverance, 5 Aug. 1664; Edmund, 21 July 1666; and
Ruth; freem. 1686, d. 22 Nov. 1704, and his will was pro. 1 Jan. 1705.
JACOB, Topsfield, s. of the preced. many have been, instead of his f. freem.
1686, m. 24 June 1684, Phebe Smith, had Joshua, b. 1684; John, 1685;
and Abigail, 1689, acc. Barry. JOHN, Topsfield, s. of Jacob first of the
same, by w. Mary had Mary, b. 23 June 1681; John, 25 Nov. 1682, d.
young; Israel, 18 Nov. 1684; Esther, 1686; Ephraim; David, a. 1694;
Samuel; Edmund, 7 May 1699; rem. to Framingham, and had John,
31 May 1702; Zerviah; and Jonathan; was a selectman, 1700-1712
most of the time, and a propr. in new planta. of Oxford. His will was
pro. 1740. JOSEPH, Topsfield, youngest s. of William of the same, m.
Phebe, d. of deac. Thomas Perkins, had Phebe, b. 1666; Joanna; Mary;
Susanna; Joseph, 22 Mar. 1673; Sarah; Martha; John, 20 Feb. 1678;
and ano. d. was freem. 1690; and d. 1713. JOSEPH, Topsfield, s. of
Edmund, had two ws. of wh. Emma, m. 1687, was perhaps sec. Whether
by the former, Phebe, he had any, is not ascert. but ch. were Benjamin,
Daniel, Nathan, Jesse, Nathaniel, Amos, and Emma; and he d. 1717.
PETER, Cambridge, s. of William of the same, bapt. in Eng. had w.
Joanna, and I kn. no more, but that he was freem. 1690, and d. 2 Nov.
1705, aged 72 yrs. 10 mos. as Harris gives the inscript. THOMAS, Lynn,
m. at Reading 30 Oct. 1662, Hannah, of unkn. surname; gave evid. in
1681, then aged 50, a lds. d. at R. 1684. Perhaps it is Tower. THOMAS,
Topsfield, s. of Edmund of the same, in early youth was in the flower of
Essex under capt. Lothrop, on Conn. riv. in 1675, but perhaps not present
at Bloody Brook, m. 1685, Sarah French, perhaps d. of John of
Ipswich, had Edmund, Thomas, Richard, Experience, Sarah, Ednah, and
Mercy; and d. a. 1720. WILLIAM, Salem, had m. at Yarmouth, Co.
Norfolk, 25 Mar. 1620 or 1, Joanna Blessing, and prob. came over the
water, 1635, tho. in what ship is not seen; in Dec. 1640, he had gr. of
ld. at S. but Felt spells the name Townde. He rem. to Topsfield a.
1651; and his ch. bapt. at Y. were Rebecca, Feb. 1622; John, Feb.
1624; Susanna, Oct. 1625; Edmund, June 1628; Jacob, Mar. 1633;
Mary, 24 Aug. 1634; and at Salem, Sarah; and Joseph, b. 1639; and d.
1672, leav. all these ch. exc. John and Susanna. Farmer in MS. makes
him the freem. of 1637, in wh. I do not concur. His wid. liv. a. ten yrs.
Rebecca m. Francis Nurse, had eight ch. and was excut. for a witch,
19 July 1692, to wh. her deafness was the chief inducem. Mary m.
Isaac Esty, had two ds. and was tr. on 9th execut. 22 Sept. 1692, under
the same said infatuat. She was the heroic woman, that in our day gives
dignity to the cause, as set forth in Chandler's Crim. Trials. Sarah m.
11 Jan. 1660. Edmund Bridge or Bridges, had five ch. and next m.
Peter Cloyes, had two or three more, and was a gr. sufferer in the