3.   Jonathan (s. of John 1) m. Martha Cudworth (a descendant probably of Gen. James Cudworth of Scituate, who came from London to Boston probably a. 1632), and had Israel 1755, Jonathan 1757, Elijah 1759, Martha 1761, Luther 1764, Martin 1766, John 1769, Calvin 1771, Ruth 1777, David 1783; he m. Lydia, D. of Samuel Kinsley a 2d w. 1792; his will dated 1797.—Israel m. Hannah, D. of Daniel Ames 1779, and Israel, Elijah, and Calvin went to Worthington.—Elijah m. Olive 1789, and Calvin m. Betsy 1796, Ds. of Thomas Ames.—Luther m. Jane, D. of Nathan Howard, Esq., 1785, and went to Maine.—Martha m. Solomon Howard.—Jonathan gra. H. U. 1784, and settled in the ministry at Sandwich 1789, and m. there but had no children.—Martin m. Mary, D. of Nathan Snell.—Jonathan of Worthington m. Sally, D. of Samuel Alden 1820.

   4.   Seth (s. of John 1) m. Charity, D. of Samuel Packard and had Silence 1754, Charity 1755, Seth 1757, Simeon 1759, Huldah 1761, Susanna 1763, Silvanus 1765, Rufus 1767, Elijah 1769, Persis 1771.—Seth m. Susanna Mehurin of Easton 1781.—Susanna, called of Norton, m. Samuel Hartwell 1781.—Silvanus m. Sarah Warren 1790 and lived in E.

   5.   Ephraim (s. of John 1) m. Susanna D. of Joseph Alger 1755, and had Molly 1756, Phebe 1758.—He d. 1786.—Phebe m. John Foster 1780, she is also said afterwards to have m. a Copeland of E.

   6.   John (s. of Jonathan 3) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Copeland 1792, and had Betsey 1792, John Jay 1795, Martin Cudworth 1798, Mary 1800, and removed westward.

   Heman M. Burr m. Nella Tucker of Milton 1812.—Sarah Burr m. Isaiah Keith 1773.—Laban Burr m. Mary Ann Storrs of Boston 1820.—Silence Burr m. John Howard 1773.—Polly m. Wm. Blakely 1773.—Joseph Burr m. Hannah Richardson of Leicester 1792.—Wm. Burr m. Nabby Bent 1798.

   BUTTERFIELD.—Jonathan Butterfield and his wife Rachel (from Lexington) settled in S. B. he d. there 1769, æ. 74; he left no children; gave a tankard to the church, and left his estate principally to Rachel, D. of Simeon Leonard, afterwards w. of Wm. Swift, and her mother was neice to Butterfield.

   BYRAM.—1.   Nicholas Bryam, according to family tradition, was son of an English gentlemen of the county of Kent, who removed to Ireland about the time this son was born.—His father sent him at the age of 16 to visit his friends in Eng. in charge of a man who betrayed his trust, robbed him of his money, and sent him to the West Indies, where he was sold to service to pay his passage, and after his term expired he made his way to New England and settled at Weymouth.—He m. Susanna, D. of Abraham Shaw of Dedham, and had Nicholas, Abigail, who m. Thomas Whitman 1656, Deliverance, who m. John Porter