Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p395

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* JOSEPH, Billerica, m. 15 Dec. 1669, Sarah, d. of John Wyman, was
freem. 1678, rep. 1689. NATHANIEL, Boston, by our Col. Rec. IV.
seems to have obt. gr. of 240 acreas in the right of Isaac Morrill of Roxbury,
dec. long bef. OBADIAH, Reading, by Eaton nam. as one of the
early sett. but of him I kn. no more. PETER, Taunton, s. of James the
first of the same, m. Hannah, d. of the sec. Edward Hutchinson, had
Hannah; Peter, b. a. 1689; James; Edward, a. 1692; Abigail; and
Catharine; and d. 4 Apr. 1711, aged 60; his w. had d. 15 Jan. 1705, in
her 47th yr. * PHILIP, Rehoboth 1653, d. 21 Aug. 1679. He was br.
of James, and constable 1658; selectman, oft. deac. and rep. 1669. His
w. was Jane Butterworth, and ch. Samuel, b. Feb. 1655; Sarah, Feb.
1657; Philip, Mar. 1661; Elizabeth 1662, d. soon; Mary, May 1663; Experience,
wh. d. 10 Nov. 1674; Elizabeth again, 1 Apr. 1666; Michael,
Mar. 1668, d. young; Martha; and Ebenezer, 15 Nov. 1676. He was
a weaver, bec. the most thrifty man in the town, and his contribution
to carry on the war against Philip, the gr. Ind. price, was L26, being
the largest of any in the municipality. Sarah m. 27 Dec. 1677, Abraham
Perrin
; Elizabeth m. 29 Mar. 1687, Henry Sweet of Swanzey. PHILIP,
Rehoboth, s. of the preceed. m. 31 Dec. 1687, Mary Bowen, had Ebenezer,
b. 21 Oct. 1688; James, 3 Sept. 1690; Philip, 13 Aug. 1693; and
his w. d. the next yr. By sec. w. Sarah, had Sarah, b. 8 Jan. 1696;
Esther; Mary; Ann; Nathaniel, Jan. 1704; Daniel, 10 Oct. 1706;
and Stephen, 7 Aug. 1709. * RICHARD, Lynn 1630, as Lewis claims
for him, was freem. 14 Mar. 1634, a milit. offic. serg. ens. rep. 1640 and
1, 8, and 9, made a capt. 1653, had Richard, prob. b. in Eng. and
Samuel, Tabitha, and Elizabeth prob. b. at Lynn, was some yrs. of Reading,
wh. town he rep. 1650, 60, unless his eldest s. may have thus serv. in
the latter yr. but he went back to L. there d. very aged, says Sewall,
and was bur. 16 May 1687, by Lewis, wh. may have authority in rec.
aged 95. Tabitha m. 11 Mar. 1663, Daniel King, Jr. and Elizabeth m. 2
Mar. 1664, Ralph King. RICHARD, Boston, may have been that shoemaker,
wh. emb. at Southampton Apr. 1635, in the Names, or perhaps
he wh. came from London, the same mo. in the Elizabeth, aged 24, m.
1637, Ann, wid. of Robert Houton; perhaps had ch. for his unlucky w.
being cast out of the ch. 29 Apr. 1639, for intemp. in drink. and other
misbehav. was next day, by the civil power, sentenc. to the whippingpost,
but the punishm. postpon. bec. she was with ch. of wh. no rec. of b.
is found. See Winthrop II. 349. RICHARD, Salem, wh. had gr. of ld. 1637,
may have been h. of that Persis, wh. join. the ch. 1639; and perhaps
was aft. of Manchester, and f. of Richard of Ipswich 1700, for great
uncert. prevails. He, or one of the same name, was call. as witness in
witcher. case 1692. * RICHARD, Reading, s. of Richard the first, perhaps