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to preach 1660, at least was desir. by some inhabs. of Salisbury, wh. wish. to set.
new town, now Amesbury 1662, was freem. 1666, ord. 3 Dec. 1672, m. a d. of
Edward Rishworth, was k. with 47 others in the assault by the Ind. 25 Jan. 1692;
at the same time his w. was carr. away, and soon d. of hardships in the
wilderness. Magn. VII. 77. STEPHEN, Newbury, br. of first Richard, came in
the Bevis from Southampton 1638, with w. whose name was Alice Archer,
aged 35; and ch. Jane, 10; Dorothy, 6; Richard, 4; and Thomas, 2; as is
conject. from the custom ho. list, wh. also gives him ten serv. (unless
some were for other people), tak. in connex. with our knowl. is about
other of his relat. was freem. 22 May 1639; had Mehitabel, b. 1 Jan. 1640.
Jane m. 25 Mar. 1646, Henry Sewall, jr. and the f. went home next yr. and, I
presume, carr. all the other ch. THOMAS, Salisbury, br. of the preced.
came with him in the Bevis, with Joan D. wh. may have been his w. 19; had
Joanna, wh. m. Thomas. Nelson; freem. 13 May 1640. Three of this name had
been gr. at Harv. in 1834 and the latest 90 yrs. bef.; and four at Bowd.

    DUNBAR, PETER, Hingham, m. 25 Mar. 1691, Sarah, d. of John Cushing,
had Elisha, and others. ROBERT, Hingham, had John, b. 1 Dec. 1657; and perhaps
others. Eight of this name had been gr. at Harv. and four at other N. E.
coll. of wh. Rev. Samuel, H. C. 1723, and others may be descend. But of this
fam. I find very little to be told.

    DUNCAN, JABEZ, a soldier in Philip's war, of Capt. Turner's comp.
Apr. 1676. JOSEPH, Dover, k. by the Ind. 27 June 1689, with twenty two
others. || NATHANIEL, Dorchester 1630, came, doubtless, in the Mary and
John with the other first sett. of that town, freem. 6 May 1635, ar. co.
1638, a capt. auditor gen. and rep. skill. says Johnson, "in the Latin and
French," brot. perhaps, w. Elizabeth s. Nathaniel, wh. was of ar. co. 1654, had
also Peter, rem. to Boston a. 1646, and d. a 1668. || PETER, Dorchester, s.
of the preced. ar. co. 1664, rem. to Gloucester, m. Mary, d. of Martha
Epes, the sec. or third w. of Samuel Symonds, Esqr. of Ipswich, had Martha,
b. 10 Nov. 1665; Elizabeth 28 Feb. 1667, d. soon; Mary, 12 Nov. 1659, on rec. at
Boston, wh. m. 21 June 1678, the sec. William Sargent; Elizabeth again, 30 Aug,. 1661;
Ruth, 27 July 1663; Peter, 2 Nov. 1665, Priscilla, 9 Jan. 1667; Margery, 8 Jan.
1670; and Daniel, 19 May 1672.

    DUNEN or DUNNIN, alias SINGLETARY, JONATHAN, Killingworth 1663,
had Ruth, b. 1666; and Eunice, 1668; and prob. rem.

    DUNFORD, JOHN, Plymouth 1639. Felt. He does not stand among the "fit
to bear arms" 1643.

    DUNGIN, THOMAS, Newport 1651, in Dr. Stiles's list of freem. there
1656. By w. Frances he had Barbara, wh. m. James Barker.

    DUNHAM, BENAIAH. Eastham, m. 25 Oct. 1660, Elizabeth Tilson, had Edmund,
b. 25 July 1661; John, 22 Aug. 1663, d. in 2 wks.; Elizabeth 20 Nov. 1654, d. at 3
yrs.; Hannah, 4 June 1666, d. young; and Benjamin,