Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p197


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Newport. Perhaps he was aft. of Yarmouth, there had Mary, b. 20
May 1648; Abijah, 10 Jan. 1651. WILLIAM, Watertown, 1639, by w.
Mary had Mary, b; 24 Mar. 1642, and rem. to Ipswicb, there d. 4
Sept. 1668. His wid. Mary, in her will of 1679, calls her d. Mary
Osborn.

    MEEREDITH. See Ameredith. JONAH M. was one of the soldiers in
Gallup's comp. in the doleful serv. 1690.

    MERIAM, GEORGE, Concord, freem. 2 Jan. 1641, by w. Susannah had
Elizabeth b. 8 or 11 Nov. 1641; Samuel 21 July 1642; Hannah, 14 July
1645; Abigail, July 1647; Sarah, 17 July 1649; and Susanna.
His w. d. 8 Oct. 1675, and he d. 29 Dec aft. One of the ds. d. 10 Aug.
1646. JOHN, Boston, freem. 1647, by w. Sarah had Samuel, bapt. 9
Dec. (yet ano. rec. says b. 14, perhaps for 4) 1655, Sarah, 25 Apr.
1658; Thomasine, 23 Sept. 1660; and Mary, 24 May 1663; was
selectman 1681. JOHN, Concord, s. of Joseph, freem. 1677, m. Mary
Cooper
, says Shattuck, was, perhaps, of Lexington 1679. He had John,
it is said. JOHN, Concord, freem. 1690, may have been s. of William
the first, and possib. of Hampton, there tak. o. of alleg. Dec. 1678.
JOSEPH, Concord, of George, freem. 14 Mar. 1639, had Joseph, b.
prob. in Eng. and John, 9 July 1641, bef. ment. and had d. 1 Jan. bef.
He had other ch. as by his will of 29 Dec. 1640, speaking of sons and
ds. and leav. care of all to w. Sarah, appears in Geneal. Reg. II.184.
JOSEPH, Concord, s. of the preced. prob. b. in Eng. m. 12 July 1653,
Sarah, d. of Gregory Stone of Cambridge, had Sarah, b. 2 Aug. 1654;
Lydia, 3 Aug. 1656; Joseph, 1658; and prob. other ch.; was freem
1650: JOSEPH, Lynn, s. of the first William, m. 19 Aug. 1675, Sarah
Jenkins
, had Joseph, b. 10 July 1676; Benjamm, 23 Apr. 1678;
Sarah, 26 Feb. 1681; Elizabeth 2 July 1683; and, perhaps, others; was
freem. 1691. ROBERT, Concord, br. George, freem. 13 Mar. 1639
(the day bef. his br. Joseph), was town clk. 1654-76, rep. 1655-8,
deac. d. 15 Feb. 1682, aged 72, 1eav. no ch. His will of 10 Dec. bef.
pro. 4 Apr. foll. names w. Mary, brs. Joseph and George, and their ch.
and the wid. d. 22 July 1693, aged 72. SAMUEL, Lynn, perhaps s. of
William,
[1] m. 22 Dec. 1669, Elizabeth Townsend, may have rem. to Concord,
there bec. the freem. of 1690. SAMUEL, Charlestown, by w. Mary had
Samuel, bapt. 4 Jan. 1691; Catharine, 26 Apr. 1691; Edward, 11
June 1693; and Isaac, 11 Nov. 1694. WILLIAM, Concord 1645, freem.
1649, then, perhaps, of Boston, but in short time of Lynn, had w. Sarah,
and ch. Joseph, William, and John, bef. ment. however inadequate.
d. 1689. WILLIAM, Lynn, s. prob. of the preced.[2] by w. Elizabeth had Elizabeth
b. 8 Nov. 1654; John, 13 Sept. 1657, d. young; Sarah, 3 June 1660, d.
next yr.; Rebecca, 21 Oct. 1662; Sarah, again, 14 Sept. 1665; William,
8 Mar. 1688; John, again, 25 Apr. 1671; his w. d. and he m. 11