"Phineas Upham, Malden, s. of the first John, m. 14 Apr. 1658, Ruth Wood, perhaps d. of Edward of Charlestown, had Phineas, b. 22 May 1659; Nathaniel, 1661; Ruth, 1664, d. at 12 yrs. John, 9 Dec. 1666, Eliz.; Richard; and Thomas; was lieut. of the comp. headed by the brave Isaac Johnson of Roxbury, in the memo. battle of 19 Dec. 1675, and after the capt. was k. rec. his mortal wounds of wh. he languish. until Oct. foll. The Col. Rec. V. 122, shows how the governm. provid. for relief of wid. and her seven minor ch. His wid. d. 18 Jan. 1697, aged 60. What mean. to give the Malden rec. of m. of Phineas Upham with Hannah Ensign, 19 Sept. or Nov. 1658, as giv. in Geneal. Reg. VI. 337, when only one Phineas at that time is heard of, I kn. not. But this is one of many errors in that transcr. wh. cost me very large research. The true h. of Hannah Ensign, 19 Nov. 1658, was Thomas Shepard of M. The freem. of Woburn, 1684, I presume to be the s. of the lieut."
