Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v2p551

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John, s. of John Amee, or Eames, and his eldest d. whose name, I think,
was Martha. I suppose George and John went to fatherland. EDWARD,
York, adm. freem. of Mass. 1652, with prefix of resp. and in later days,
I think, liv. at Wells, was in high esteem by all parties in their time of
confus. from 1656 to 80, and after that sw. alleg. to Charlestown; in a
depon. 1678, tak. by William Symonds he calls hims. 82 yrs. Perhaps
he was f. of that Edward, tho. he may be the same, unfavor. ment. in
Winthrop II. 210. EDWARD, Woburn, eldest s. of capt. Edward, b. in
Eng. in the latter days of King James, freem. 2 May 1638, yet I see
not, of what ch. he was memb. m. 10 Jan. 1650, Catharine Baker, had
Edward, b. 5 Nov. 1650; and Catharine; perhaps he rem. to Charlestown,
and had John, bapt. 10 Apr. 1664; and prob. no more, and d. 15
Sept. 1692, "upwards of 70." EDWARD, Charlestown, prob. s. of the
preced. m. 24 May 1675, by w. Miriam Holbrook had William, Ebenezer, and
Susanna, all bapt. 18 Nov. 1688; and perhaps Abigail, 19 Feb. 1693. EDWARD,
Branford, m. Esther, d. of Thomas Wheaden, had Elizabeth b. 1690; Amos, 1693;
Experience, 1695; Edward, 1697; Esther, 1700; and Ebenezer, 1703.
EDWARD, Woburn, s. of William, freem. 1684, m. 12 Jan. 1687, Sarah,
d. of Samuel Walker, had Edward, b. 12 Oct. 1687, d. at three mos.; Edward,
again, 4 May 1689; and by sec. w. Esther, d. of Richard Gardner, had Esther,
26 Jan. 1694; Samuel, 21 Feb. 1696; and Susanna, 14 Jan. 1701; Ichabod, 22
Apr. 1703; and perhaps Elizabeth 6 Nov. 1705; and Joseph, 22 June 1708. FRANCIS,
Salem 1630, freem. 18 May 1631, perhaps br. of capt. Edward, and may have
come with him, was neph. of Christopher Coulson (an Assist. chos. at the first
elect. after the chart. 13 May 1629, wh. had contrib. freely to the com.
fund of the comp. but not intend. to emigr. was in Oct. foll. excus.). He
brot. order from his uncle to take up his ld. in ratio of the stock, but
fail. to obt. it, tho. in 1660 Felt says he petit. for it. His o. 29 June
1668, shows he was a. 60 yrs. old. See Geneal. Reg. XIII. 170. By
w. Joan he had, bapt. there, Naomi, 1 Apr. 1638; Ruth, 9 Mar. 1640;
Elizabeth 24 Apr. 1642; Francis, 16 June 1644; Samuel, 20 May 1649;
Joan, 5 Oct. 1651; and Sarah, 19 Feb. 1654. He was a lieut. and gave
his planta. at that part made Marblehead, the stile of Brooksby. Prob.
his w. d. in few yrs. more, and he m. at Boston, 24 Oct. 1656, Hannah,
wid. I presume, of William Hanbury; may be the F. Johnson in Frothingham's
list of 1677, at Charlestown (certain. not entit. in 1648 to the
double name of Walsingham giv. him by Dana), was 82 yrs. old in
1686, and d. 3 Feb. 1691, prob. at Boston. FRANCIS, Andover, s. of
Stephen, m. 1 Feb. 1694, Sarah Hawkes. HUMPHREY, Roxbury, s. of
John, m. 20 Mar. 1643, Ellen Cheney, had Mehitable, b. Sept. 1644,
bapt. 29 Mar. 1646; Martha, bapt. 12 Sept. 1647; and Deborah, 20