"The first mention...of William in New England is in the Essex County Records at Salem, Mass., where the names of five * children are given as born at 'Rowley Village at Mirimack.' The village refferred to was what is now Bradford, on the opposite side of the Merrimac river from Haverhill, where William lived for many years."
* Since 1st Daniel d. ae 7m & James d.ae 1wk, it is possible either were not mentioned in the Essex Co. record above.