Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p390

resid. of the fam. was giv. in the Dover Enquirer; but so much is of
a mythic and fabulous charact. as not to deserve attent. PAUL, Dover,
eldest s. of the first Richard, was charg. for unlicens. sale of Liquor
1668, as by our Col. Rec. is shown, soon aft. went abroad, and, it is said
was tak. by Algerines, and d. a. 1669. RALPH, Boston d. at Barbadoes,
says Farmer, 29 Nov. 1653. * RICHARD, Dover 1645, b. at
Alcester, Co. Warwick, bapt. 6 Jan. 1616, m. prob. in Eng. whither he
ret. aft. first coming, says tradit. in 1635, had, perhaps, after sec. coming,
Paul; Timothy, wh. is said to have d. at Harv. Col. bef. gr.; Richard,
b. 1650; Ann; Elnathan, 6 July 1659, d. at 5 mos.; Esther, 1 Dec.
1660; and Mary, 14 Sept. 1663, perhaps d. soon, and so many have also,
her mo. (these three last rec. at Boston); and by sec. w. Ann, perhaps
sis. of the first Richard Scammon, had Eleazer, 1 May 1665; Elizabeth 18
Oct. 1666; Mary, again, 17 July 1668, d. a. 14 yrs. old; was a man of
great influence, rep. 1654, 7, 61, and very oft. aft. speaker 1666 to 9,
73, part of 74 to 76, and last in 1679, was a capt. early and maj. in the
great Ind. war 1675 and 6; one of the counsel, under new form of governm.
of N. H. 1680, and on the d. of Presid Cutt, 1681, was head of
the Prov. until the arr. of royal gov. His w. d. 7 Feb. 1680, and he
was k. by the Ind. 27 June 1689, with circumst. of unusualy cruelty,
aged 74, not, as Farmer says, 80. His d. Ann, m. a. 1670, Rev. Joseph
Gerish of Wenham; Esther m. Henry Elkins wh. d. early, and she
next m. 21 June 1686, Abraham Lee, wh. was k. at the same time with
her f. and she next m. Richard Jose, sheriff of the prov. outliv. him,
m. once more, and went across the ocean to d. in the isl. of Jersey; and
Elizabeth m. John Gerrish of Dover. * RICHARD, Dover, s. of the preced.
rem. to Portsmouth, and m. 16 Feb. 1681, Hannah, d. of Hon. John
Cutt, the presid. of the prov. had Samuel, b. 1682, d. in few mos. as
did his mo. 14 Feb. 1683, tho. by ano. report. it was 7 Feb. 1686. He
m. 6 Feb. 1693, Eleanor, d. of William Vaughan, had Richard, b. 21
Feb. 1694; Margaret, 16 Nov. 1695; William, 4 Aug. 1697, H. C.
1717, first min. of the New Brick ch. Boston, set up by seceders from
the New North, on acco. of install. of Peter Thacher, ord. 23 May
1722, wh. d. 20 Sept. 1727; Ann, 27 Aug. 1698; Abigail, 28 July perhaps,
1702, but ano. auth. says 1704; and Eleanor, Apr. 1704 or 6, d.
at 20 yrs. was rep. at Boston, a ft. overthr. of Andros, 1691 and 2, aft.
being in 1681 of the royal council in N. H. milit. offic. and was long a
judge. His w. d. Sept. 1727, and he d. 30 Nov. 1730. WILLIAM,
Dover, prob. elder br. of the first Richard, bapt. 18 Oct. 1601, s. of
William of Alcester, Co. Wariwck, wh. was the s. of George, wh. was
the s. of Edward of the same, perhaps brot. w. and ch. from Eng. took
side early for Mass. and was freem. 19 May 1642, rep. for the sess. one