Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p285

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time aft. freem. 1670 m. 27 Apr. 1669, Elizabeth d. of John Stedman, wid.
of Nathaniel Upham, after being his w. only 15 days, had Elizabeth b. 29
Jan. 1670; and Henry, 1673, wh. d. Sept 1690. He was call. 1669,
merch. JAMES, Charlestown, with w. Elizabeth adm. of the ch. in the
autumn of 1633, freem. 14 May 1634, was, says Frothingham, 82, one
of the first selectmen of Woburn. His w. by wh. he had Jonathan, perhaps
b. on this side of the ocean, as sure. was Simon, on the other side,
d. 8 Nov. 1643; and he m. 15 Feb. foll. Susanna, wid. of Thomas
Blodget
of Cambridge, had James, b. 24 Jan. 1646, or 7, d. soon;
James, again, a. 1649; and perhaps others. His w. d. 10 Feb. 1661;
and he d. 1682. JAMES, Woburn, s. of the preced. freem. 1674, m. 27
Jan. 1675, Hannah Walker, had Hannah, b. 31 Dec. foll.; Joshua, 15
Sept. 1677; James, May 1680; Ebenezer, 26 July 1683; and his w. d.
4 Feb. 1686; and by sec. w. Abigail he had Richard, 21 Mar. 1688;
Abigail, 30 Dec. 1689; Simon, 19 Oct. 1691; was a lieut. and d. 4
Sept. 1693. JOHN, Watertown 1634, or earlier, freem. 6 May 1635, by
w. Margaret had John, bur. at 4 mos. 10 Apr. 1636; and Samuel, wh.
d. young, bur. 28 Mar. 1642; but the f. had d. bef. aged 38 yrs. and was
bur. 28 Feb. 1639. JOHN, New Haven, first of many of the name
there, call. sen. brot. sev. ch. prob. with w. from Eng. here, perhaps, by
ano. w. had Rebecca, and Abigail, tw. 26 Jan. 1652; and Sarah, 30
Apr. 1654, was one of the contract sett. in 1639, and d. a. 1656. His
wid.
m. that yr. Thomas Harrison; but the est. was not sett. for sev. yrs.
aft. her d. Of seven ch. entit. to shares, John, Joseph, Hannah, Mary,
Rebecca, Abigail, and Sarah, the first, as eldest, hav. double sh. only the
three last are ment. in the rec. of b. His d. Abigail m. first, Jonathan Curtis,
next, Nicholas Huse, and d. 1731, wid. of Samuel Sherman.
[1] JOHN, Fairfield,
d. 1657, leav. wid. Elizabeth with ch. Elizabeth aged 13; Mary, 8; John, 6; and Esther
3. His wid. 25 Dec. of that yr. it is said, made contr. of m. with Daniel Finch.
JOHN, Concord, may be he wh. came from London, in the Elizabeth and
Ann 1635, aged 22, had John, b. 1642. JOHN, Stratford, had very good
est. and good num. to div. among, as by his will of 17 July 1678, pro.
next mo. we find w. Mirable ment. beside s. John, b. Sept. 1641; and
Ambrose, 1 Jan. 1652; ds. Sarah, 1642, wh. m. 10 Dec. 1662, John
Hurd
; Abigail, 2 May 1646, wh. m. 1670, Jonathan Curtis; Esther, Jan.
1650, wh. m. 22 Mar. 1677, Samuel Galpin, and d. next yr. soon aft. f.;
and Mary, the youngest, 20 July 1655, wh. m. Matthew Mitchell, and d. 18
Jan. 1711. JOHN, New Haven, br. of Anthony, m. 25 Feb. 1651, Ellen
Harrison
, had Mary, b. 24 Apr. 1652; Ann, 22 Sept. 1654; both bapt.
(by rec. of ch.) 17 Sept. 1654; Elizabeth b. 3 June 1657; Lydia, 13 Mar.
1664, d. young; prob. Sarah, 1667, d. at two yrs. and he d. 14
Dec. 1674. He was m. by Gov. Endicot, as Boston, 4 Aug.
1656, to Ann Vicaris; but wh. the bride was, may be hard to find.
How inconsist. the b. of Ann found from town rec. is with the rec. of
bapt. will be observ. by some, wh. may desire to kn. wh. date to reject,