Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p657

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prob. of William Jess of Springfield, had Abigail, b. 26 Dec. foll. d.
young; Helped, 2 July 1668, wh. liv. unm. to Jan. 1645; James, 9
Nov. 1670, d. at 18 yrs.; Lydia, 24 Mar. 1673, d. at 5 ds.; Samuel, 16
May 1675; Preserved, 6 Jan. 1679; Jonathan, 19 Dec. 1681; Esther,
20 Aug. 1684; and Hannah, 1688, wh. d. 1691; and his w. d. 24 May
1707. He d. 1723. Between this acco. and that of Geneal. Reg. IV.
358, some discrepance appears, but the correct vers. is here obey.
* JOHN, Woburn 1641, had been of Charlestown, and there was one of the
project. thirty-two in numb. for settlem. of the new ch. and town,
freem. 1643, had John; Ruth, b. 23 Apr. 1646; Deborah, 21 Jan.
1649; and Sarah, 16 Feb. 1653; rep. 1648. His w. Priscilla d. 10
Apr. 1687, and he d. 21 June 1688. * JOHN, Gloucester, rep. 1648,
with spell. of Write, of wh. I see no more, and think he may be the
preced. JOHN, Charlestown, had John, b. 27 Sept. 1646, if the rec. be
trustworthy, and I see no reas. to doubt it. JOHN, Newbury, by w.
prob. Alice, had Jonathan, b. 7 Dec. 1650; and Ruth, 31 May 1652;
rem. to Boston, bef. 1656, and d. 1658. Admin. was giv. 30 Dec. to
Edward Bragg. JOHN, Chelmsford, prob. s. of the first John, m. 10
May 1661, Abigail Warren, whose f. is not kn. but she, I suppose d. at
Woburn, 6 Apr. 1726, aged 84; but Joseph, b. 14 Oct. 1663, was freem.
3 May 1665, liv. there in 1679, but, I think, rem. to Woburn, there d.
30 Apr. 1714, aged 83, if we agree to accept the gr.-st. inscript. JOHN,
Watertown, freem. 1690. An alderman of Boston, Co. Lincoln, in 1630,
was nam. John Wright, and may reasonab. be suppos. to have descend.
here. JOSEPH, Wethersfield, s. of the first Thomas of the same, freem.
1667, by fam. tradit. is said to have had two ws. By the first Mary, m.
10 Dec. 1663, wh. d. 23 Aug. 1683, aged 38, he had Mary, b. 15 Apr.
1665; Elizabeth 18 Nov. 1667; Joseph, 14 Feb. 1670; Sarah, 16 May
1674; Thomas, 18 Jan. 1677; Joseph, 14 Feb. 1679; and Jonatahan, 18
June 1681. His next w. Mercy, m. 10 Mar. 1685, brot. him Benjamin;
and Nathaniel, 16 Oct. 1688; and he is said to have d. early in 1715,
but to have made his will three yrs. bef. JOSEPH, Medfield, freem.
1674. JOSEPH, Northampton, sec. s. of the sec. Samuel of Springfield,
m. 6 Nov. 1679, Ruth, d. of the first Isaac Sheldon of the same, had
Joseph, b. 23 June 1681; Samuel, 13 Aug. 1683, d. young; Ruth, 14
Feb. 1685, d. in few wks.; Ruth, again, 26 Apr. 1687; James, 5 Dec.
1689, d. young; Mary, Jan. 1691; Samuel, 13 Aug. 1693; and Benoni,
4 Oct. 1697; Supply. some failure in Geneal. Reg. IV. 357. He was
freem. 1690, and d. 16 Feb. 1697. His wid. m. 28 Oct. 1698, Samuel
Strong
. JOSEPH, Springfield, s. of the first Abel, m. 1687, Sarah
Osborne
, perhaps d. of John of Windsor, had Mindwell, b. 24 Sept.
1688, d. young; Joseph, 14 Oct. 1690; Sarah, 20 Nov. 1692; Benjamin,