Daniel Littlefield, born in Braintree, October 13, 1712. His father died May 27, 1717, at the early age of thirty-three, and his widow settled his estate. Her account with the estate contains several charges for maintenance of the son, Daniel. Daniel married December 8, 1732, Rebecca, daughter of Josiah and Martha (Howard) Williams of Taunton, Massachusetts, born December 25, 1713. She was a lineal descendant of Deacon Richard Williams who came from Wales and was one of the founders of Taunton, Massachusetts, and organizer, with John and Walter Dean, Hezekiah Hoare and other, of the Iron Works Company of Taunton. It is possible that Richard Williams may have been a relative of Roger Williams, who also came from Wales. On her mother's side she was a lineal descendant of John Howard, who lived in the family of Captain Miles Standish and became one of the founders of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and of Rev. James Keith. Both the Howard and Keith families have had a large place in the history of Plymouth Colony and of the nation. Major Jonathan Howard, son of John, through whom Rebecca Williams' line is traced, married Sarah Dean, a granddaughter of John Dean, of South Chard, parish of Chard, County of Somerset, England, who with his brother Walter came to Taunton in 1638 and, with Williams and others, as above stated, engaged in the iron business. John Dean's son John was the first child born in the Taunton colony.
