Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p613

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next Zerubabel Endicott, and d. 7 Dec. 1716; Lucy m. prob. 1660,
Edward Palmes, wh. rem. that yr. from New Haven, and she d. 24
Nov. 1676; Margaret m. May 1665, John Curwin of Salem; Martha
m. (I presume long aft. the dec. of her f.) Richard Wharton, for in
Sept. 1677, she and her sis. Ann, as maidens, convey. to their two bros.
all their right and claim in est. for L1,000. by deed, to be seen in our
Reg. X. 167; Ann m. 1 Sept. 1692, as his sec. w. John Richards.
STEPHEN, Boston, fourth s. of first Gov. John, but first by his third
w.
came with his f. 1630, in the Arbella, adm. of our ch. 16 Mar. 1634,
and freem. 7 Dec. 1636, when only 17 yrs. old, was appoint. in 1639 by
the Ct. to record things," in 1642 obtain. leave from the Gen. Ct. to
go to Eng. but did not for three or four yrs. avail hims. of the gr. was
ar. co. 1644, rep. in 1644 for Portsmouth. In Eng. he was quite
succesful in acquir. distinct. both milit. and politic. was made lead of a
regim. and so much trusted by Cromwell, that he design. it is said, to
appoint. him successor to Major-Gen. Harrison, when he thot. good to
send that fellow laborer to prison, and direct. one of his subordinate
places in Scotland to return Winthrop as a mem. of one of his pretended
parliam. those skilful architects of ruin that did nothing but build up
anarchy. But he d. bef. the restorat. effect. by Monk, in whose army
he was then serv. and might have gain. favor under the crown. He had
early m. at Boston, Judith, sis. of Col. William Rainsborough, had Stephen,
b. 7 Nov. bapt. 9 Dec. 1644, prob. d. 1647; and John, 24, bapt.
31 May 1646, wh. also prob. d. young; ano. Stephen was b. to him at
Groton in Eng. 13 May 1651; but in his will he styles hims. of James
Street, Westminster. He had three ds. Judith, w. of Richard Hancock;
Margaret, m. Henry Ward, and next, Capt. Edmund Willey; and
Joanna; but it may seem prob. that they were b. in Eng. � WAITSTILL,
Boston, s. of Gov. John of Conn. with wh. he liv. long, and was
one of the commiss. of the N. E. col. in 1672, and in the perilous days
in 1675, 6, with his f. m. Mary, d. of William Browne, of Salm, had
John, bapt. 12 Oct. 1679, d. soon; John, again, 28 Aug. 1681, H. C.
1700; Elizabeth 11 May 1683, d. soon; William, 7 Dec. 1684; Ann, 28
Nov. 1686; and Joseph, 13 Sept. 1689. He was of the counc. nam. by
the crown for Presid. Joseph Dudley in 1685, and for Sir Edmund
Andros
in 1686, and join heartily in his overthrow; and by the selfform.
counc. of safety he was put at the head of the milit. force, chos. an
Assist. in 1692, under the old form of governm. ten days bef. the arr. of
Sir. William Phips with the new chart. In this he was made by the k.
one of the counc. and thenceforward by popul. choice was contin. in that
place, and also shortly aft. ch. justice of the Prov. appoint. by Gov. to