Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p534

Richard Mellen, as seems prob. had Daniel, b. 27 Apr. 1663; John, 12 Feb.
1665; Thomas, 5 Mar. 1667; Mary, 12 Feb. 1669; and Nathaniel, 7 Feb. 1670,
beside others; of Pelatiah, 1683, was youngest. His w. d. 11 May 1683, but the
date of his own d. is unkn. and he had bef. 1678, rem. to Malden. The will
names two oldest ch. and refers to seven others. DANIEL, Malden, s. of
the preced. m. Lydia Bassett of Bridgewater, had Daniel, b. 28 Feb.
1690; Lydia, 24 Jan. 1692; Joseph, 13 Mar. 1694; Mary, 26 Mar.
1696; Richard, 14 Mar. 1698; Elizabeth 28 Jan. 1701; Jonathan, 11 Apr.
1705; Hannah, 18 Mar. 1707; William, Jan. 1709; and Sarah; and he d.
21 Sept. 1756. His will of 8 Feb. 1743 names all the ch. but Joseph, prob.
d. DANIEL, Malden, s. of the first John, had William, b. 1709, as is said;
but it is not kn. that he was m. JOHN, Charlestown, s. of Thomas of the
same, b. prob. in Eng. one of the tythingm. 1678, m. Mary, d. of deac.
John Upham of Malden, had John; Thomas, b. 1 Sept. 1664; Joseph, 29
Jan. 1666; Benjamin, 1 Sept. 1669; all bapt. 1671, in right of the mo.
wh. join. the ch. five wks. bef.; Nathaniel, 9 Mar. bapt. 13 Apr. 1673;
Joel, b. and d. 27 Apr. 1676; and Joel, again, 15 June, bapt. 8 July
1677. His w. d. twelve days after, and he m. 8 Nov. foll. Mary, d. of
Rev. John Miller, had Mary, b. 24 Oct. 1678; Pelatiah, 7 May, bapt.
27 June 1680; Amos, 25 July, bapt. 2 Oct. 1681; Elizabeth 26 Sept. bapt.
11 Nov. 1683; Daniel, 28 Dec. 1685, d. at 3 mos.; Rebecca, 3 Mar.
bapt. 17 Apr. 1687; Hannah, 10 Feb. 1689; prob. rem. to Watertown,
and his 15th ch. was Daniel, again, 7, bapt. 17 May 1691. Of his own
d. the date 8 Dec. 1694 is told, but his wid. d. 28 Jan. 1732, aged 78.
JOHN, Charlestown, s. of the preced. perhaps, at least, is call junr. m.
26 May 1684, Elizabeth Annable, and had John, b. next Feb. 23; Jonathan,
15 Mar. 1690, d. soon; Richard, 20 Mar. 1692; Joseph, 13 Feb. 1694;
Sarah, 25 Mar. 1695; Experience, 12 Apr. 1696; Thomas, Apr.
1697; Experience, again, 20 May 1698; Jonathan, again, 23 May
1699; Abigail, 15 Aug. 1700; Ann, 21 July 1701; and Josiah, 28
Aug. 1702. Yet of these ch. few of wh. grew up to adult yrs. all but
one, I suppose, may be by w. Sarah, but he d. 6 Apr. 1702. JOSEPH,
Malden, br. of the preced. m. 30 Mar. 1687, Joanna Mousall, d. prob.
of John of Woburn, had Joseph, b. 22 Feb. 1689; Joanna, 27 Oct.
1691; Jabez, 20 Jan. 1695; Susanna, 11 Apr. 1697; Huldah, June
1699; and Abiel, 6 Aug. 1701. He had for sec. w. Susanna Frost, and
d. 1741. LAWRENCE, Roxbury, came 1635, emb. Apr. in the Hopewell,
capt. Bundock, at London, aged 63, wiht w. Elizabeth 57, was adm. freem.
18 Apr. 1637. His w. d 13 Feb. 1643, "of an apoplexy wh. she had
more than two yrs. bef." says the ch. rec. wh. next yr. on 18 Nov. ins.
him under the same descript. "an ancient Christian of 80 yrs. of age."
and the town rec. borrows the statem. that will bear six or seven yrs.