Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v1p19


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JOSIAH, Middletown, d. 12 Sept. 1690, leav. seven ch. minors, Sarah, aged
16; Abigail, 14; Solomon, 12; Josiah, 10; Benjamin, 8; Ephraim, 6;
and Elizabeth 3; but by a former w. thot. to be an Andrews, others had rec.
their portions, nam. Thomas, Samuel, and Elizabeth Gilman, wh. perhaps
was dec. bef. the m. 8 Oct. 1673, with Elizabeth Whitmore, mo. of the young
ones, for wh. and her ch. he made provis. in his will a few days bef. his
d. JOSIAH, Middletown, s. of the preced. m. 16 Dec. 1708, Mary
Wheeler
, perhaps d. of John of Stratford,[1] had Joseph, b. Sept. 1709;
Mary, 14 Oct. 1710; Elizabeth Feb. 1712; Abigail, 14 Nov. 1713; Josiah,
11 Oct. 1715; John, 14 Oct. 1717; and d. 1 Nov. 1724. SAMUEL, Milford,
perhaps s. of Josiah by his first w. had w. Esther, and d. 1697. SOLOMON,
Middletown, eldest s. by sec. w. of Josiah the first, m. 18 May 1709, Phebe Edwards
of Northampton
, had Abigail, b. 11 Apr. 1711; Samuel, 21 Sept. 1713;
Hannah, 26 May 1715; Solomon, 10 Feb. 1717, d. next yr.; Phebe, 30
May 1719, d. soon; Solomon, again, 11 Aug. 1720; Phebe, again, and
Esther, tw. 4 Aug. 1725; Jabez, 23 Apr. 1728, d. next yr.; Abigail,
again, 6 Apr. 1729; Rebecca, 21 Nov. 1730; Jabez, again, 21 Nov.
1731, d. at 20 yrs. was a deac. and d. 1748, aged 70. THOMAS, Hartford,
perhaps br. of the first Josiah, d. 23 Oct. 1694, leav. ch. Mary, aged
22; Thomas, 21; William, 19; Jane, 16; Sarah, 12; Josiah, 9; and
Benoni, 4. Hinman says, he request. his br. Gabriel, of wh. we kn. no
more, to bring up the youngest boy; and that, in 1709, admin. on est. of
the sec. Thomas was giv. to his br. Josiah. But he tells no more of the
fam. Most of the descend. of the fams. of this name, not all of them,
have chang. the spel. to Atkins.

    ADVERD or ADFORD, HENRY, Scituate 1640, m. 6 Oct. 1643, Thomasine
Manson, had s. Experience; ds. Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah; and d. at
Rehoboth 1653. Mary m. 13 Mar. 1671, Abraham Jaquith of Woburn.

    AGER, AGAR, AUGER, EGER or EAGER, WILLIAM, adm. freem.
18 May 1631. I dare not attempt to indicate how close is the reality of
relationship with those who spell Auger and Hagar.

    AGLIN, WILLIAM, Boston 1676, is not heard of more.

    AGNEW, NINIAN, Kittery 1676, was held in esteem suffic. to be made
apprais. with Capt. John Wincoll, on estates of Roger Plaisted as well as
of Richard Tozer, that yr.

    AINSWORTH, ANCHOR, Boston, had short resid. if any, for, under power
of alienat. of 8 Sept. 1645, his lot of ld. was sold 30 Mar. 1647 by his
attorn. DANIEL, Roxbury 1648, was later of Dedham, d. 13 Nov. 1680;
and Alice, his wid. d. 9 Jan. 1685. EDWARD, Roxbury, perhaps s. of
the preced. m. 11 Jan. 1688, Joanna Hemenway, prob. d. of Joshua of
the same
, had Joshua, b. 22 Jan. 1689, d. next day; Hannah, 21 Jan.
1690; Edward, 18 Aug. 1693; Elizabeth 18 Nov. 1695; Daniel, 7 Oct.
1697; Joanna, 31 Dec. 1699, or by other rep. 5 Oct. 1700, both dates