Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v3p348

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Aug. 1640, Edward Payson, and d. 10 Sept. of foll. yr. In his favor, I
suppose, was the curious order of 30 May 1644, by our Gen. Ct. that
he might "proceed in m. with Alice Tompson, without further publishment."
ROBERT, New London, s. of Thomas the first, m. 24 Nov. 1681,
Rachel, eldest d. of Thomas Leffingwell, had Rebecca, b. 7 Sept. foll.;
James, 1684; and eight more ch. and d. bef. Sept. 1707. SAMUEL,
Stonington, s. of Robert, had Robert, William, and prob. other ch.
THOMAS, Wethersfield, s. of Robert, b. in Eng. by w. Dorothy had
Martha, b. 1646; Thomas, 1648; rem. to Stonington, thence to New
London, had Robert, Nathaniel, William, Dorothy, Alice, and John, of
whose dates of b. we are ignor. Provid. for w. Dorothy, for ch. John,
Nathaniel, William, Martha, Dorothy, and Alice, for gr.s. Samuel, s. of
Thomas, and James, s. of Robert, he made his will 5 Sept. 1707, and
d. 30 July 1709. He was of the new town of Preston 1686, and first
deac. of the ch. there gather. 1698. His d. Martha m. 16 Jan. 1668,
Isaac Wheeler of S.; Dorothy m. Apr. 1670, Joseph Morgan; and
Alice m. Mar. 16, 1673, Greenfield Larrabee. THOMAS, Newton, s. of
Richard the first, prob. b. in Eng. m. 1 Dec. 1653, Abigail, d. of Edward
Dix, had Thomas, b. 2 Nov. 1654; John, 6 Sept. 1656; Abigail,
3 Mar. 1658; Edward, 8 Apr. 1661; Richard, 21 Dec. 1663; Sarah,
21 Mar. 1666; Rebecca, 13 Apr. 1668; Jonathan, 27 Aug. 1670; and
Eliz. 28 July 1679; was freem. 1671, and d. 1690. Abigail m. 9 Dec.
1679, John Fiske; Sarah m. 4 Aug. 1686, John Knapp 2d; Rebecca
m. 1686, John Sanger; and Eliz. m. John Holland. THOMAS, New
London, s. of Thomas of the same, m. 4 Jan. 1672, Mary, d. of Robert
Allyn, had Samuel, b. 26 Nov. 1673; Thomas, 20 Jan. 1676; Mary. 28
Jan. 1678; Jonathan, 6 Apr. 1679; and Deborah, dec. 1680; and d.
bef. his f. THOMAS, Newton, s. of Thomas of the same, freem. 1680,
d. 28 Aug. 1681. * WILLIAM, Roxbury, eldest s. of Robert, came in
the Lion, arr. at Boston, Feb. 1631, with Roger Williams, was, perhaps,
sent by his f. to look out good spot for planta. one of the earliest memb.
of the ch. frem. 18 May 1631, m. Martha, d. of John Holgrave of
Salem, had Theoda, b. 26 July 1637; Hannah, 28 Aug. 1639; d. 24,
bur. 26 June 1655; Martha, 2, bapt. 13 Mar. 1642; Sarah, bapt. 19
Nov. 1643, who d. says the town rec. 8 Sept. foll.; John, 30 June, bapt.
6 July 1645, d. next June; Deborah, bapt. 16 Jan. 1647, whose b. the
town rec. omits, but ins. her d. Aug. 1649; John, again 13 May 1649,
d. at 14 yrs.; Deborah, again, b. 26 Mary. bapt. 6 Apr. 1651; s. and d.
tw. unbapt. bur. 1 June 1653; William, bapt. 8 Oct. 1654, d. young;
and Hannah, again, 26 Sept. 1658; ar. co. 1638, was rep. 1635, and 32
various yrs. aft. the longest term of serv. in that rank under the old chart.
Johnson, in his "Wonderwork. Providence"