Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p574

in 1683, but was steadily refus. and d. 11 Dec. 1698, as mark. in the
Diary of his friend, Samuel Sewall, wh. he made one of the overseers
of his will of 25 Feb. 1696, pro. 22 Dec. 1698. That instr. div. his
prop. half to his w. R. and half to his d. Elizabeth wh. had m. Richard
Willey, and her d. Ruth. ELKANAH, Bridgewater, s. of Nathaniel of
the same, by w. Mercy had Nathaniel, b. 1678; and Judith, 1682. His
w. d. 1709, and he d. 1711. EXPERIENCE, Boston, by w. Elizabeth had
Mary, b. 9 Oct. 1670; John, 29 Aug. 1673; Michael, 9 July 1674;
Experience, 28 May 1676; Elizabeth 8 Dec. 1677; Samuel, 31 Aug.
1682; Joseph, 2 Feb. 1684; John, 4 Sept. 1685; Obadiah, 5 Mar.
1687; Experience, again, 19 Aug. 1688; Ebenezer, 23 Dec. 1689; and
Temperance, 8 Apr. 1695. GEORGE, Cambridge 1637, freem. 2 May
1638, m. perhaps in Eng. wid. Jane Palfrey, wh. brot. her s. John P.
had Thomas, b. 28 Dec. 1638; and Stephen, 14 Oct. 1644; both bapt.
says Mitchell's reg. in that ch. when the name is writ. Willowes. Oft.
his name appears Willow; and a very valu. petition from him thus call.
at the age of 86, and John Gibson, 87, to the king, complain. of disturbance
of title to ld. quiet. possess. for almost 60 yrs. is preserv. in Hutch.
Hist. I. 367. Hon. William W. the historian of Portland, not less
deserv. the gratitude of readers for diligence in research than their confidence
for soundness of judgment, is descend. thro. the sec. son. One
wh. gain. enviable reput. as a poet, thirty yrs. or more since, is thot. to
be deriv. from the same line, but thro. a Charles of wh. the b. is not
ascertain. GEORGE, Hartford, s. of Richard (or Timothy as ano.
report makes him), a gent. from Fenny Compton, Co. Warwick, came
in 1638, and is found one of the Assist. next yr. Dept.-Gov. in 1641,
and Gov. next yr. d. 9 Mar. 1645, hav. made his will 14 Dec. preced.
with codicil of 22 Feb. and 4 Mar. as may be seen in Trumbull, Col.
Rec. I. 468-72. In it we learn that his w. was Mary, eldest s. George,
wh. had not come from Eng. and should have the Fenny Compton est.
and if he came over was to have Wethersfield lds.; s. Samuel, wh. was
here, to have est. aft. his mo. d.; Hester, wh. m. 17 Oct. 1645, capt.
Robert Harding; and Amy, wh. m. 30 of the same mo. (or 6 Nov.
by Hartford rec.) John Pynchon. Wyllys is oft. the spelling in rec.
HENRY, Boston, by w. Mary had John, wh. d. 8 Mar. 1653, prob. very
young; Mary, b. 26 July 1655; and Henry, 2 Aug. 1657. From Farmer
we learn,, that one Henry, prob. not this man, was a volunteer in the
expedit. 1636, against the Pequots; and that would make his resid. to
have been in or near Salem, as Endicott was head of the force. Felt
does not give the name. HEZEKIAH, Hartford, s. of Samuel, m. 2 May
1704, Elizabeth d. of Rev. Jeremiah Hobart, had Ruth, b. 1705; Elizabeth
1708; George, 1709, d. soon; George, again, 1710, Mabel, 1713;