Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p556

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had Francis, b. that yr.; Thomas, a. 1696, d. unm. at 29 yrs.; Ann;
Mary; and Martha; and he d. at South Kingstown, R. I. then call. Boston
neck, 1712, if the fam. report, in Geneal. Reg. II. 376 be cor. tho.
for m. of Ann 1707, at 8 or 9 yrs. of age, it must be doubt. DANIEL,
Windsor 1672, d. 1690, of wh. we kn. not the f. nor whether he had w.
or ch. FRANCIS, Newbury, b. a. 1634 or 5, m. 20 Dec. 1669, Martha,
d. of Thomas Silver, had Martha, b. says Coffin, 24 Feb. foll.; Francis,
22 Feb. 1671; Sarah, 19 Jan. 1673; Joseph, 11 May 1674; William,
12 Feb. 1681; Thomas, 24 Dec. 1682; Hannah, 5 Aug. 1685; and
John, 9 July 1687. FRANCIS, Newbury, s. of the preced. m. 29 Jan.
1696, Elizabeth Lowell, d. prob. of John of Boston, had Mary, b. 20 Sept.
1698; Judith, 10 May 1702; and Ruth, 2 May 1704; perhaps others,
but Coffin is silent. HEZEKIAH, Swanzey, tenth ch. fifth s. of Thomas,
m. 7 Jan. 1676, his first cousin, Ann, d. of John Brown the sec. and
was k. by the Ind. 1 July foll. JAMES, Rehoboth, eight ch. third s. of
Thomas, m. 17 Apr. 1673, Elizabeth d. of Peter Hunt of the same, wh. d.
July 1676. Whether he had ch. by her, or had ano. w. is unkn. but it
is highly prob. that he had fam. in 1681, when adm. inhab. of New
London. JOHN, Cambridge, eldest br. of the preced. m. prob. in 1663,
Abigail, youngest d. of deac. Edward Collins of the same, and d. 2 Feb.
foll. suddenly, no doubt, for his will, pro. within a fortnight, by his br.
Thomas, and the ws. of Gen. Goodkin, was nuncup. He provid. for a
posthum. ch. made f. Willet and f. Collins overseers, direct. mourning
for his w. and his three br. at Cambridge sch. and brs. Samuel C. and
Edward C. His wid. m. 12 May 1665, Lawrence Hammond. Caulkins,
266, claims one John for inhab. at New London 1682; but I have
strong doubt that some misprint or misspell. occurs. NATHANIEL,
Hartford 1642, m. Elizabeth wid. of that Samuel Wakeman, k. at New
Providence 1641, and I judge that it was in that yr. for in June of the
next, he is with w. defend. in one suit, and plt. inano. and in 1645, the
Ct. gave all the prop. of Wakeman to him, charg. to pay the s. on
reach. 21 yrs. L40. and ea. of the three ds. L20. at 18 yrs. By a sec.
w. Eleanor, d. of Jeremy Adams, he had Rebecca who m. 1690,
Thomas Rumney of Middletown; Abigail, m. John Bishop of New
Haven; Sarah, m. Zachary Sandford of Hartford; and Hannah, m.
1697, Baysey Baker of Hartford; and he d. 4 Jan. 1698, by his will
giv. est. of good amt. to his w. and four ds. SAMUEL, L. I. youngest
ch. of Thomas, was sheriff of Queen's Co. had, it is said, s. Edward, b.
1701, wh. liv. to 93 yrs. as is said, and had as many ch. as his f. was f.
of Marinus Willet, a soldier of distinct. in the revolut. war, and after
mayor of N. Y. wh. by tradit. was blessed with the same number of ch.
Elbert of Albany, wh. liv. to great age; and Isaac, lost at sea, 1758.