link born 1653 citing age given in court records. No known origin or parents found; freeman's oath in Ipswich, Massachusetts Oct 11, 1682, and was a yeoman there, in 1688. He died at Ipswich August 2, 1730; Complete will in text; Will 28 Oct 1724 proved 18 Aug 1730 Essex Probate Case 4338 signed as X Jr; He married (1) in 1673, Sarah Cross (b. 1654). They had eight children. William's wife, Sarah died before July 21, 1703, when he then married (2) Mary Ingalls. They had four children [note other sources give child Elizabeth to his first wife, this source says she was of his second wife). Two died young. His third wife (3) Abigail Metcalf married Nov. 1713. She remarried, June 16, 1731, Lt. Simon Wood.
