Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p562

d. of his s. Joseph. In 1690, he was aged 70, with w. ten yrs. older,
says Felt. JOHN, Boston, butcher, may be the testator, of whose will,
Dec. 1684, pro. 26 Mar. foll. speak. of two ds. Hannah (wh. was b. 27
Apr. 1661), and Sarah, wh. were m. to wh. only 5s. ea. is the beq. gives
all est. to w. Mary to bring up two younger ch. Rachel and Martha. It
may be read in Vol. VI. 492; but no other informat. is gain. of him,
exc. that in 1673, he receives deeds of two est. in B. JOHN, Roxbury,
s. of Robert of the same, b. prob. in Eng. and no doubt eldest, d. 6 Oct.
1658, as is seen at the Prob. off. when admin. was giv. to his f. nine
days aft. It is observ. that neither ch. nor town rec. ment. him. nor did
the Fam. Genealogist, nor Ellis, the histor. of the place, express any
knowl. of ever hear. of such a man. By the ch. rec. I find his d.
(unless, wh. is not wholly unreasonabl. the name be mistak. by the
abbrev. for that of his f. Robert) Elizabeth in full commun. bef. the d. of
her f. but wh. was her mo. is unkn. JOHN, Scituate 1643, fit to bear
arms, prob. s. of John of the same, was a capt. d. 22 June 1694, aged
70. He serv. in Philip's war, and had command of a comp. when the
great Ind. sachem was k. His est. was good, but his will of 1691,
names no w. nor ch. and to his relatives, serv. and friends, gives freely.
JOHN, Boston, s. of the first Nathaniel of the same, m. 1670. Ann,
eldest d. of Dr. John Alcock of Roxbury, as in the m. contr. of rec.
Vol. VI. 241, may be read; rem. to Newport, but first had at B. Mary;
Ann; Palsgrave; Nathaniel; and Arabella, as from hs will of 18 Apr.
1687 is found, in wh. provis. is made for them, and ano. ch. expected.
That instr. was pro. 22 June 1688, before Francis Brinley, Esq. wh.
had by Andros, been constit. judge for that portion of his dominions;
but it was requir. to be rec. here in Boston, as in Vol. X. 329 appears.
It refers to br. Nathaniel, br.-in-laws, Zechariah Whitman, and made
excors. w. with s. Nathaniel when he should come of age. JOHN,
Windsor, s. of John of the same, was in the list of freem. 1669, m. 8
Aug. 1672, Bethia, d. of Thomas Parsons, wid. of Thomas Mascall of
the same, had Francis, b. 25 May 1673; and John and Ebenezer, tw. 7
Jan. 1676. His w. d. 1681, and he m. 1686, wid. Esther Egglestone;
but it is unkn. whether he had more ch. JOHN, Boston 1670, styles
hims. of Camberwell, Co. Surrey, late of London, merch. in B. but to
appropr. to ea. John severally, the births for the first sixty or seventy
yrs. on Boston rec. when the designat. of the parents, is barely, John
and Ann, John and Elizabeth John and Jane, John and Mary, thro. various
generat. must be undertak. with high presumpt. and would be abandon.
with utter despair. Oft. one John is blessed with a ch. b. in few wks.
after ano. John had obtain. the similar favor. JOHN, Haverhill, s. prob.
of John of the same, m. 9 Sept. 1661, Rebecca, d. of Anthony Colby of