Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p136

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1683, or 6 Apr. of same yr. GEORGE, Dedham, S. of the preced. m. 1671,
Rachel Adams, and had Rachel, b. 29 Sept. 1672; Mary, 5 Mar. 1675; his w. d.
12 May 1678, and he by w. Susanna had Susanna, 24 Mar. 1680, d. soon;
Susanna, again, 17 May 1682; Dorothy, 6 Nov. 83; Margaret, 5 Jan. 1685; and
by third w. Sarah, had Jonas, 15 Feb. 1688, d. at 2 yrs.; Sarah, 16 Nov.
1690; George, 2 Oct. 1694; and John, 9 Oct. 1697; JOHN, Dedham, perhaps br.
of Jonathan the first, brot. from Eng. it is said, only d. Mary, wh. m. 2 or
12 Apr. 1644, Michael Metcalf the sec. and no more is heard of him. JOHN,
Dedham, eldest s. of Jonathan, came from Eng. no doubt, with his f. by w.
Sarah had Joshua, b. 26 May 1642; John, 7 Feb. 1644; Sarah, 9 Dec. 1645;
Jonathan, 10 Nov. 1648, d. prob. at 13 yrs.; Martha, and Mary, tw. 25 Dec.
1650; Joseph, 10 May 1656; Hannah, 10 Feb. 1659; and Benjamin, 17 Feb. 1662.
Some wrong infer; from rec. may arise, that ano. w. Susan was mo. of the
last six ch. His w. Sarah d. 26 Nov. 1683; and he d. 13 Nov. 1684. His will of
10 Nov. 1684, provides for ch. John, call. his eldest s. Joseph, his sec.
and Benjamin, the youngest, d. Hannah, and gr.d. Mary Sawyer; so that we
may be sure others were d. JOHN, Wrentham, perhaps s. of the preced. by
w. Hannah had, at Dedham, John, b. 1677; but at W. Joshua, 18 Mar. 1682;
Abigail, 17 Aug. 1684; Nathaniel, 9 May 1687; Sarah, 22 Mar. 1690, d.at 6
mos.; and Deborah, 1 Aug. 1692. JONAS, Lancaster 1657, s. of the first
Jonathan, m. 28 May 1658, Lydia, d. of John Prescott, had Mary, b. 1659;
Joshua, 1661; Grace, 1663; Jonathan, 1666; Hazadiah, 1668; Jabez, 1670; and
Jonas, 1673. He was k. by the Ind. 10 Feb. 1676, with his s. Joshua. The wid.
m. a Barron, and in 1698, sett. est. of F. JONATHAN, Dedham, the progenit.
I presume, of all this fam. name now in N. E. came with w. Grace and prob.
all his six ch. bef. 1641, d. 5 Dec. 1668. His will of 1 June in that yr. pro.
26 Jan. foll. provides for or ment. w. Grace, eldest s. John; sec. George;
Mary, w. of Christopher Smith; third s. Jonas; and Jonathan, the youngest;
Sarah, eldest d. of s. John; s.-in-law Ralph Day, and ea. of the four ch. he
had by my d. Susan, his late w. and largest portion to s. John. He was
prob. from the W. riding of Yorksh. as the will of his uncle George calls
him of Sowerby in that part of Eng. JONATHAN, Dedham, s. of the preced. m.
Deborah, d. of Edward Shepard of Cambridge, had Deborah, b. 3 June 1654;
Grace, 17 Dec. 1656; Sarah, 12 Dec. 1638; Edward, 10 Jan. 1661; David, 28 Jan.
1663; Samuel, 2 June 1665; Mary, 24 July 1667; and Jeremiah; was freem.
1690. His wid. d. 7 Sept. 1705. JONATHAN, Sherborn, s. of the first George,
a physician, by w. Sarah, wh. d. 9 July 1713, had George, b. 14 Apr. 1685;
Jonathan, 21 Mar. 1689; Comfort, 30 Oct. 1690; Joseph, 25 Apr. 1692;
Samuel, 27 Feb.