Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p455


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had William, b. 15 July 1681; and Nathaniel, 18 July 1682. Descend. are num.
NICHOLAS, Newbury, a tanner from Romsey in Hants, came in the James 1635, from
Southampton, perhaps with w. arr. at Boston, 3 June, freem. 17 May 1637, had
Elizabeth b. 30 Mar. 1636; Mary, 6 Oct. 1638; and Samuel, 6 Oct. 1641; rem. to
Andover, where he was one of the found. of the ch. 1645; there had Henry;
Nicholas; James; and John, wh. m. 3 July 1685, Sarah Geary, and d. 10 Mar.
1687; beside Priscilla wh. d. young, 16 Oct. 1653; he d. 30 Jan. 1685, aged
104 yrs. says the rec. but Coffin, with more prob. says 83. His first w. d. a.
1654, and he m. 12 June 1658, Hannah, wid of Daniel Rolfe, d. of Humphrey
Bradstreet
, wh. d. 20 June 1665; and he m. 21 May 1666, wid. Preston. His d.
Elizabeth m. 26 Oct. 1658, Ralph Farnum; and Mary m. 5 July 1657, Thomas Johnson.
NICHOLAS, Andover, s. of the preced. m. 8 Jan. 1680, Mary Russell. SAMUEL,
Andover, freem. 1691, was s. of Nicholas. WILLIAM, New Haven 1643, by w.
Sarah had John, b. 1645; Nathaniel, 1647; Mercy, 1649; Eleazer, 5 Apr. 1651;
Thomas, 3 or 31 July 1653, d. soon.; Joseph, 2 Apr. 1655; the last three bapt. in right
of their mo. July 1656; Benjamin, 6 Jan. or Mar. 1657, wh. d. 1690, unm. His
wid. m. William Peck; Mercy m. 9 Nov. 1680, Abraham Doolittle of Wallingford,
whither her f. rem. and there d. 1683. John and Eleazer were proprs. at New Haven
in 1685; and Thomas d. 1676.

    HOLTON or HOLTEN, JAMES, Salem 1692, with w. Ruth, speak of John
Proctor
and his w. charg. with witchcr.as being good Xtians. JOHN, Dedham,
m. 1 Mar. 1667, Abigail, d. of the first Daniel Fisher, was freem. 1671. JOHN,
Northampton, s. of William, d. 14 Apr. 1712, leav. William, b. 1678; Thomas, 1681;
Joshua; Eliezur; and d. Abigail Lyman. His d. Mary d. 15 July 1668. Three of the s. rem.
to Northfield. JOHN, Salem 1692; JOSEPH, Danvers, by w. Sarah had Benjamin, b.
4 Feb. 1658, and JOSEPH, jr. of the same and his f. were adm. freem. 1690.
The elder, I suppose, m. Sarah, d. of Richard Ingersoll, wid. of William Haynes,
and had Joseph, James, John, Elizabeth and Sarah, but no dates are seen. The younger I
presume to be s. of the preced. who was of Gardner's comp. wound. in the gr.
swamp fight, 19 Dec. 1675. NATHANIEL, Salem 1668, had w. Mary, and s.
Nathaniel. He and his w. show. good courage in giv. good charact. with others
of their neighb. to John Proctor and his w. wh. the Ct. wish. to hang as witches.
RALPH, Lancaster, freem. 1668, is designed for Houghton. RICHARD,
Salem 1672. ROBERT, Boston 1633, a slater, freem. 14 May 1634, by
w. Ann had James, bapt. 5 Oct. 1634; and Jabez, 2 Apr. 1637, perhaps
posthum. for early in 1638, the wid. had bec. w. of Richard Walker.
SAMUEL, Northampton 1668, s. prob. of William, m. Mary, wid.
of John Rossiter, d. of Jonathan Gilbert. * WILLIAM, Hartford,
an orig. propr. but we are ign. from wh. of the Mass. towns
he had rem. came in the Francis, from Ipswich 1634, aged
23, had John; Samuel, bapt. 1 Nov. 1646; William; Mary; Sarah;
Ruth; Rachel; and Thomas, an b. prob. bef. 1655, when he rem. to
Northampton, tho. we have no dates for any; was the first deac. at N.
ord. 13 May 1663, rep. 1664, 7, 9-71, once for neighb. town of Hadley,
and d. 12 Aug. 1691. Of the ch. John d. 16 Apr. 1689; Samuel,
freem. 1690, d. 1730, without ch. Thomas was k. by the Ind. 14 Mar.