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1679, d. soon; Richard, 1, bapt. 8 Aug. 1680; Silence and Submit, tw.
15 Jan. 1682; Samuel, b. 4 May 1684; Hannah, 19 Dec. 1686; and
Susanna; was selectman 1688, and capt. of the comp. that went in the
mad expedit. of Sir William Phips against Quebec, 1690, from wh. he
came not back, tho. how he perish. is not told. His wid. m. 13 Feb.
1696, James White, outliv. him, and d. 19 Nov. 1722, aged 69. JOSEPH,
Dorchester, youngest br. of the preced. by w. Deliverance had
Henry, b. 26 May 1696; and a d. Abia, posthum. 23 Nov. 1698, the
f. hav. d.
3 Aug. preced. His wid. m. 20 Dec. 1703, John Trott.
PHILIP, Dorchester, s. of Richard of the same, m. 17 Nov. 1682,
Thankful, d. of William Pond of the same, had John, b. 30 Dec. 1683;
Thankful, 15 Sept. 1685; Ebenezer, 21 Dec. 1687; William, 18 Feb.
1691; Henry, 5 Mar. 1693, d. young; Elizabeth June 1696; Abigail, 28
Nov. 1698; and Sarah, bapt. 23 Aug. 1702. His w. d. 25 Dec.
1711, and he had sec. w. Sarah wh. outliv. him, and d. 18 Apr. 1746,
aged 75. He d. 27 Dec. 1736. RICHARD, Dorchester, s. of the first
Henry
, b. in Eng. freem. 13 May 1640, ar. co. 1646, chos. rul. elder
1651, deac. 1669, m. Elizabeth d. of Philip Eliot of Roxbury, had John,
bapt. 1 July 1649; Ebenezer, 7 Sept. 1651; Henry, 2 Oct. 1653; Elizabeth
24 Aug. 1656, d. young; Philip, b. 26, bapt. 28 Mar. 1659; Constant,
16, bapt. 17 Nov. 1661; Elizabeth again, 16, bapt. 22 Apr. 1666; and
Joseph, 15 Sept. 21 June 1668; and d. 22 Dec. 1701, aged perhaps 83
yrs. His wid. d. 18 Apr. 1714. WILLIAM, Newport 1638, on the list
of freem. 1655. Sometimes the name is in old rec. is Withrington.

    WITHMAN, JOHN, Charlestown 1641, whose name is Weightman on
the rec. of the ch. 31 July, when he join. as is also that of Susanna,
prob. his w. 30 Nov. 1642, freem. 18 May 1642, upon the list of housekeep.
1658, was, by Farmer, suppos. the same as Whitman, tho. in a
later day he conject. Whitham.

    WITT, JOHN, Lynn 1650, was, perhaps, one of the selectmen of
Groton 1655, to aid in organiz. town gov. but soon back at L. by w.
Sarah had Martha, b. 5 Mar. 1659; Thomas, 25 July 1661; Ebenezer,
6 Apr. 1665, d. in few wks.; and others. He d. 2 Dec. 1675, leav. wid.
Sarah, and ch. Ann Barney; Elizabeth; Sarah; Mary, wh. m. 6 June 1665, Samuel
Stocker; Martha; and s. John; Thomas; and Jonathan. This John seems to have
been of Salem; but ano. JOHN, Lynn, m. 14 June 1676, Elizabeth Baker, had
Elizabeth 9 Aug. 1677; John, 3 June 1679; and Mary, 14 Aug. 1681. JONATHAN,
Lynn, perhaps br. of the preced. m. Mar. 1663, Mary Diven
or Dinan, had Esther, b. 5 Feb. 1665, wh. m. 26 Dec. 1683, Ebenezer
Hathorne; and he d. 1665, his inv. being tak. 30 Jan. JOSHUA, Lynn,
perhaps br. of the preced.[1] m. 10 June 1675, Elizabeth Mansfield, had Moses,
b. perhaps 30 May foll. wh. d. in few days. WALTER, Andover, freem.
Apr. 1691.