Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Bethiah.   Susanna m. the Rev. James Keith.—Elizabeth m. Richard Phillilps of Weymouth.—Mary m. Nicholas Byram, Jr. 1676.—Sarah m. John Dean of Taunton 1663.—Bethiah m. Ezra Dean of Taunton 1678.—Benjamin Edson, who m. Sarah Hoskins at Plymouth 1660, was his son perhaps.

   2.   Samuel (s. of Dea. Samuel 1) m. Susanna, D. of Nicholas Byram; he d. 1719, she 1742; he had Susanna 1679, Elizabeth 1684, Samuel 1690.   Susanna m. first John Hayward, Jr., and afterwards Elihu Brett, Jr.—Elizabeth m. Samuel Packard 1705.

   3.   Joseph (s. of Samuel 1); his first wife Experience; he had Experience 1685; 2d wife Mary m. 1686; his estate was settled 1712; his children mentioned were Joseph, Josiah 1682, Benjamin, Samuel 1687, by Mary 2d w. probably, Timothy, Mary, Susanna.—Mary m. John Lathrop 1716.—Susanna m. Solomon Johnson 1723.

   4.   Josiah, Esq. (s. of Samuel 1) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of Nathaniel Hayward.   They both d. 1734; he æ. 83, she æ. 84; they left no children.   His will proved 1734; Capt. Josiah Edson Exor., Rev. John Angier and Joseph Pratt Trustees.   He had a large estate, and gave lands to the Town and to the South Parish, where he lived, for the maintenance of schools, commonly called the school lands; he made his nephew, Capt. Josiah Edson, son of his brother Joseph, his principal devisee, on whom also he bestowed most of his estate before his death, viz., in 1704; his nephew to maintain him and his wife during life.

   5.   Samuel (s. of Samuel 2) and his wife Mary had Susanna 1708, Bethiah 1710, Mary 1712, Samuel 1714, Nathan 1716, Abel 1718, Obed 1720, Elizabeth 1722, Sarah 1724, Silence 1726, Ebenezer 1727, John 1729, Ezra 1730.   The father d. 1771; his will proved 1772.   He gave the Church lands 1747; the mother d. 1770.   Mary m. George Packard 1728.—Elizabeth m. Benanuel Leach 1745.—Silence m. Nehemiah Packard 1747.—Sarah m. John Cooper 1749.—Ebenezer m. Jane Griffin 1749, and wid. Hannah Leach 1758.—Susanna m. perhaps Samuel Hayward 1736.

   6.   Dea. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) settled in E. B., and m. Lydia, D. of Francis Cary, 1704, and had Hannah 1709, Lydia 1711, Joseph 1712, Bethiah 1715, John 1717, Daniel 1720, David 1722, Jesse 1724, James 1726.   She d. 1762, he 1768.—Hannah (or Hannah, D. of Timothy 10) m. Micah Allen 1737, and afterwards Thomas Phillips 1747.—Bethiah m. Jonathan Whitman 1753.—John m. Mary, D. of Matthew Gannett, 1744.

   7.   Captain Josiah (s. of Joseph 3) settled in S. B., and had most of the estate of his uncle Josiah; was a Deacon, and often Representative of the town; m. Sarah, D. of Zaccheus Packard, 1704, she d. 1754; he d. 1763, æ. 80; had Sarah 1705, Abiah