Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p543

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1704; Rachel, 1 Dec. 1706; Mary, 17 Oct. 1708; Joseph, 25 June
1711; Mercy, 26 Aug. 1712; one s. d. soon; Benjamin, 3 Nov. 1714;
Freelove, and Noah, tw. 13 Sept. 1717; and Josiah, 2 Apr. 1720. He
d. 14 Aug. 1726. JOHN, Lynn, s. of the first Joseph, m. 11 July 1681,
Sarah, d. of William Meriam, had Eliz. b. Mar. 1683; Sarah, 12 July
1686; Deborah, 5 June 1690, d. young; Hannah, 20 Jan. 1694, d.
young; and John, 6 Apr. 1697, wh. by three ws. had nineteen ch. of wh.
twelve were m. and one was f. of Rev. William, H. C. 1797. He was
freem. 1691, and d. 1698. His wid. m. John Lewis. JOSEPH, Lynn
1645, blacksmith, employ. at the iron works, came, a widower, is the
tradit. of the fam. from Hammersmith, or Hounslow, Co. Middlesex, or
Colnbrook, in the edge of Bucks, near London, had ch. Joseph, b. in
Eng. and, perhaps, ano. s. that may have gone South, and be progenit. of
the name in N. C.; and by sec. w. Elizabeth wh. d. July 1679, had prob.
Sarah; certain. Samuel, b. at Lynn 1654; Deborah, 11 June 1658;
John, 27 July 1660; and Daniel, 19 Apr. 1663; and d. Mar. 1683.
He was an ingenious workman; in 1652 was engag. to cut the dies for
our coinage, says report; and Boston, in 1654, gave power (we find by
the rec.) to its selectmen to contr. with him for engines to carry water,
in case of fire. Sarah m. 28 July 1667, John Chilson. � JOSEPH,
Pawtucket, s. of the preced. b. in Eng. liv. a short time at Concord, and
in R. I. at Warwick bef. P.; built, it is said, the first ho. in that planta.
m. Esther, d. of William Ballard, had, beside six ds. four s. ea. of wh.
built a ho. at P.; Joseph, b. 1656, perhaps at Salem, for his f. was
there 1659; Nathaniel, 29 Jan. 1662; Ebenezer, 1669; and William;
and he d. after being an Assist. of the Col. 4 Jan. 1716, aged 84;
and has number. sev. thousand in his posterity. Some of the
8th generat. are in Ohio. His forge was destr. in Philip's war.
The ds. were Joanna, wh. m. Sylvanus Scott, d. 1756, in 85th yr.;
Abigail, m. Samuel Whipple, had eleven ch.; Elizabeth m. a Tefft; Sarah, m.
Nathaniel Brown; Mary, sec. w. of her uncle Daniel; and Esther, m.
Samuel Miller of Rehoboth.
m. Martha, d. of James Brown, had Joseph, wh. d. young; Obadiah;
Catharine; Nathaniel; Martha; Lydia; John; Mary; and Esther; was
a very useful man, agent of the Col. in London sev. yrs. and Gov. five
yrs. but resign. some reasonab. time bef. his d. 15 June 1740, in 84th yr.
NATHANIEL, Providence, sec. s. of sec. Joseph, sw. alleg. to Charles II.,
May 1682; had Jonathan, Nathaniel, Hannah, and Elizabeth || RICHARD,
Boston, ar. co. 1666, freem. 1683. SAMUEL, Lynn, third s. of the first
Joseph, freem. 1691, m. Elizabeth Darling, had Samuel, b. 11 Nov. 1687;
John, d. young; Elizabeth 28 June 1692; Mary, 27 Dec. 1695, d. unm. 17
July 1729; Joseph, d. young; Abigail, 2 Nov. 1702; and Nathan, 25
Mar. 1705. He m. next, 5 May 1709, wid. Elizabeth Floyd, and d. 1738, aged