Transcript:Savage, James. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England/v4p602

of Barnstable, had John, b. 1664, as Miss Thomas in Memor. 29 tells;
but we do not learn whether he had more ch. and the rec. of M. shows,
that he was bur. 8 Sept. 1676, within a yr. and 9 mos. aft. his f. His
wid. m. Richard Bourne, as his sec. w. JOSEPH, Boston, s. of John the
first, by w. Sarah had Mary, b. 25 Sept. 1674; and Joseph, 16 June
1677, a legatee in the will of his uncle John; rem. to Long Island, prob.
bec. his w. was d. of capt. Thomas Lawrence of Newtown; and he d.
as Russell says, in 1679. His w's f. took admin. 26 Jan. 1680, and the
wid. m. Charles Le Bross, or Labros. See Riker, 284. * JOSIAH,
Marshfield, youngest br. of Gov. Edward, b. 11, bapt. 16 Feb. 1606, at
Droitwich, came with his br. Kenelm, a. 1630, as Miss Thomas teaches,
but from Bradford's and Winthrop's contempo. Histories we know, that
he came with Allerton in the White Angel, arr. at Saco, 27 June 1631;
liv. some time at Scituate, m. Margaret, d. perhaps, of the sec. Thomas
Bourne, had Elizabeth b. 1637; Jonathan, 1638; Margaret, 16 July 1640;
Rebecca, 1642; Susanna, 1644; and Mary; yet Miss Thomas miscalls
Hannah, 1644, wh. m. 1 Apr. 1664, William Crow; and next, John
Sturtevant. He was rep. 1643 (not as Farmer in MS. had confer. the
honor on his neph. Josiah in the next line aft. tell. of his b. a. 1629),
beside 1645, 7, and sev. later yrs. certain, 59 and 60. Also he serv. as
town clk. from 1646 to his d. 1 Dec. 1674; and his wid. d. 1683. Margaret
m. 24 Dec. 1659, John Miller; Rebecca m. 6 Nov. 1661, John
Thacher; and Mary m. 10 June 1670, John Tracy. In his will of 12
Apr. 1673, pro. 4 June 1675, four of the five ds. are refer. to, without
any being nam. so that one was prob. d. tho. wh. may be uncert. for of
gr.ch. that he had plenty of, Hannah Miller alone is designat. and she,
perhaps, on acco. of her liv. with him. §║* JOSIAH, Marshfield, only s.
of Gov. Edward that liv. to grow up, of admira. discret. yet brave,
enterpise. constant in prosp. or adv. circumst. as early as 1657, was
chos. an Assist. had been rep. a yr. or two bef. and was in milit. office at
23 yrs. of age, in 1658 became head of the forces of the Col. and one
of the commiss. of Unit. Col. of N. E. when he did not subscr. their
recommend. to put to d. the quakers, wh. should return aft. a former
conviction and banishm. always reelect. to this most import. duty until
he was raised to the stat. of Gov. 1673, to his d. In the early part of
the gr. Ind. war with Philip, that broke out in that Col. of Plymouth,
June 1675, the Mass. seem. to have the chief direction of the body of
troops, as later, in its Western sweep on Conn. riv. the Col. of Conn.
was very forward with her supplies; but the advice of the Commiss. of
the Unit. Col. in the autumn of the first yr. made him the Gen.-in-chief
over the aggreg. soldiers of the larger communities for the gr. battle.
He was a stud. at Harv. Coll. and with others left in disgust, says