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of Narragansett, 19 Dec. 1675, for wh. in 1677 he had gr. of relief;
recov. so far as to have w. Mary, by her Samuel, b. 9 Nov. 1679, made
his will 9 Feb. 1683, d. soon after. By that his prop. was giv. to w. and
ch. but if Samuel d. young, part of it should go to br. Barnabas, he to
pay portion to sis. Elizabeth Peck, and to sis. Johnson of Salem. JOSEPH,
Fairfield, s. of the elder James, by w. Abigail had Joseph, b. 13 Mar.
1688; and d. early in 1697, leav. good est. and other ch. Abigail and
James. PHILIP, Salem 1637. RICHARD, Marshfield 1636, bore arms
1643, was liv. in 1661, witness of will of John Rogers. RICHARD,
Watertown, freem. 9 Mar. 1637, serv. in the Pequot war, was rep.
1663-75, had Sarah, bur. 10 Oct. 1639; Sarah, again, wh. m. 24 June
1660, Isaac Stearns, and next, 23 July 1677, Thomas Wheeler; Mary,
b. 10 Mar. 1643, wh. m. Joseph Rice of Sudbury, as Bond thinks;
Eliezur, wh. was made admin. joint. with his mo. of the will of f. Judith,
b. 26 Mar. 1646, wh. m. an Allen; Elnathan, bef. ment.; Jabez, 4 Aug.
1661; Elizabeth wh. m. 25 May 1710, Samuel Ward, as his sec. w. Richard,
22 Oct. 1659; and Abigail, Apr. 1662, d. very soon. He was capt. and
k. in Philip's war at Squakeag, now Northfield, 4 Sept. 1675, prob. hav.
time only to make nuncup. will, after being wound. ROBERT, Rehoboth,
m. 25 June 1673, Elizabeth Bullock, perhaps d. of Richard, had Benjamin, b.
6 June foll. and was k. by the Ind. 29 Mar. 1676. See Bliss in his
valua. Hist. of Rehoboth, 96. THOMAS, New Haven 1654. Sometimes
the name is Beares.

    BEETFIELD or BITFIELD, SAMUEL, Boston, constable 1652, d. 1
Sept. 1660, left wid. Elizabeth

    BEHONEY, PETER, Watertown, by w. Sarah had Sarah, b. 12 Aug.
1688; and Peter, 13 Mar. 1690. Sarah m. 4 Aug. 1703 (bef. 15 yrs.
old) George Robinson. PETER, Framingham, s. of the preced. m. 26
Jan. 1713, Bridget Beal, was liv. there 1747.

    BEIGHTON, SAMUEL, Boston, cooper, by w. Ann had John, b. 19 Sept.
1684; Samuel, 6 Apr. 1686; Ann, 29 Jan. 1688; James, 28 Mar.
1690; and Ebenezer, 30 Sept. 1692, perhaps posthum. for admin. on
est. of his f. was giv. to his mo. 21 Oct. foll.

    BELCHER, ║ ANDREW, Sudbury 1639, ar. co. 1642, m. 1 Oct. 1639,
Eliz. d. of Nicholas Danforth of Cambridge, and B. rem. thither, was a
taverner, had Eliz. b. 17 Aug. 1640; Jemima, 5 Apr. 1642; Martha,
26 July 1644; Andrew, 1 Jan. 1647; and Ann, 1 Jan. 1649; and he d. 26
June 1680, his w. surv. Eliz. m. 31 Mar. 1668, Pyam Blowers; Jemima m. 5
Dec. 1660, Capt. Joseph Sill; and Martha m. 13 July 1664, Jonathan Remington,
and d. 16 July 1711. But the m. of Samuel Ballard, 1 May 1678,
with Hannah Belcher, as his sec. w. is found on rec. and who she was,