Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p591


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Jan. 1699, Sarah, wid. of Benjamin Barnard of Watertown, had Mary,
23 Nov. 1700; and Daniel, 28 June 1702; and d. or was bur. 3 Aug.
1718. Of the orig. of this fam. no acco. is to be found. A maid of 15
yrs. nam. Mary W. had come 1634, in the Francis, with Rowland Stebbins,
from Ispwich in Co. Suffolk.

    WINCHCOMBE, JOHN, Boston 1670 or earlier, appoint. 1684 a sergeant
to attend the Gov. with salary, by w. Mary had John, b. 22 July
1676, prob. d. young; Elizabeth 8 Sept. 1678; Charles, 19 Sept. 1679; and
John, again, 3 Jan. 1682.

    WINCHELL or WINSHALL, DAVID, Windsor, s. of Robert m. 18
Nov. 1669, Elizabeth d. of William Filley, had Joseph, b. 13 Sept. 1670;
Christian, 9 Mar. 1673; Elizabeth 9 Dec. 1675; and ano. d. perhaps two ch.
rem. to Suffield, and had David, 19 Mar. 1682; Mary, 8 Feb. 1685;
Jedediah, 13 Mar. 1688, d. at 2 yrs.; Jedidiah, again, 29 Dec. 1690, d.
young; and he d. 1723 or 4, leav. two s. and four ds. Perhaps the
name of Elizabeth W. aged 52, a passeng. in the Rebecca, from London,
Apr. 1635, with John, 13, prob. her s. may rather be Wincol. JONATHAN,
Windsor, br. of the preced. m. 16 May 1666, Abigail, perhaps d.
of Richard Brownson of Farmington, had Jonathan, b. Feb. 1667, if
the copy of rec. in Geneal. Reg. V. 363, be trusted; Jonathan, 14 Feb.
1669; Benjamin, 28 June 1674; rem. to Suffield, and had Abigail, 8
June 1679, and perhaps other ch. bef. or aft. for no acco. of him further
is giv. but that he was on freemen's list, 1669. NATHANIEL, Windsor,
eldest br. of the preced. freem. 1657, m. 4 Apr. 1664, Sarah Porter,
eldest d. of Thomas of Hartford, had Nathaniel, b. 5 Aug. 1665;
Thomas, 25 May 1669; Sarah, 26 Dec. 1674; Stephen, 18 Aug. 1677;
John, 1680; and Mary, 1683; and he d. 8 Mar. 1700. ROBERT, Dorchester,
but how early is not kn. nor how he came, but prob. with w. and
perhaps one ch. was there 1635, and carr. two s. Nathaniel and Jonathan,
to Windsor a. 1638, there had Phebe, bapt. 24 Mar. 1639, d. at 23
yrs.; Mary, 5 Sept. 1641; David, 22 Oct. 1643; Joseph, 5 Apr. 1646,
wh. d. bef. his f.; Martha, 18 June 1648, d. in 7 yrs; and Benjamin, 11
July 1652, d. at 4 yrs. His w. whose name is not heard, d. 10 July
1655, and he d. 21 Jan. 1668. In his will of that mo. s. Nathaniel,
Jonathan, and David are nam. and Mary refer. to as hav. had her
portion.

    WINCHESTER, * ALEXANDER, Braintree, came over in the train of
Henry Vane in the Defence, arr. 3 Oct. 1635, was rec. mem. of Boston
ch. 8 Nov. foll. and made freem. 7 Dec. 1636; had Mary, bapt. 19 Nov.
1637; liv. at Braintree aft. that, was rep. 1641, and clk. of the writs,
but rem. to Rehoboth, where he was one of the first combinat. 1644, as
in Baylies II. 198, is seen, was selectman 1647, d. 16 July in that yr.