William3 (John2, William1), m. 1st, Hannah Cook, June 4, 1695; m. 2d, Rebekah Wakefield.
He was one of the original settlers in the town. His name is entered as owner of lot number nineteen, of the four thousand acres, subsequently known as the Whiting place; he also become one of the proprietors of the town. In the drawing of the one hundred acre lots, August 20, 1716, it seems he was owner of one five hundred acre right, and drew lot number thirty-five. The survey of this lot is recorded June 1718.
His name appears on the record of the first town meeting, December 1718, as one of a committee for building the meeting-house. He was one of the most prominent and wealthy of the first settlers. He died in November 1748.
