1771.—Levi m. Sarah Hayward of Raynham 1774, and d. of small pox 1777.—Elizabeth m. Rodolphus Borden 1774.   (See Samuel 11.)—Rufus m. Mary Cole of Mid'o, 1783.

   14.   Obed, (s. of Samuel 5) and his wife Keturah, had Jesse 1744, Obed 1747, Lewis 1748; she d. 1750, and he m. a 2d wife Martha, and had Keturah 1751, Thomas 1753, Lydia 1754, Silence 1756, Isaac 1758.—Jesse m. Susanna Hayward 1768, and had Caleb 1769*, and Hannah 1770.—Lewis m. Hepzibah Washburn 1770.

   15.   John (s. of Samuel 5) m. Hannah, D. of Benjamin Allen, 1751; had John 1752, Benjamin 1754, Nehemiah 1758.   John m. Tabitha Keen 1784.—Nehemiah m. Olive Perkins 1783, and both went to Vt.—The wid. Hannah m. Job Packard 1790.

   16.   Ezra (s. of Samuel 5) m. Rebeckah, D. of David Johnson, 1756, and had Robert 1757, Ezra 1759, Molly 1760, Rebecca 1762, Vina 1765, Lebeus 1769, Ebenezer, Hannah, Cyrus, Sarah.   Robert m. Molly, D. of Josiah Hayward 1782.—Ezra m. Sena Perkins 1782.—Molly m. Robert Wade 1780.—Rebecca m. Amos Fisher of Vt. 1787.   (See Ebenezer 26.)—Vina m. Capt. Ephraim Sprague 1783.—Lebeus m. Joanna Keen 1793, and had Ezra and Charles.—Hannah m. Simeon Packard 1796.   Cyrus m. Hannah Hudson 1797.—Sarah m. Jeremiah Washburn 1801.—Cyrus and Zidon live in Shrewsbury, Vt.—Ezra m. Anna White of Marshfield 1781.—Ezra Edson, s. of Libeus, m. Eliza Wentworth 1819.

   17.   Joseph (s. of Deacon Joseph 6) m. Abigail Forrest 1739; had Daniel 1741, Mary, John 1748.   The mother d. 1775.—Daniel had Isaiah and Reuben, twins (born 1769) by his w. Olive, D. of Isaac Fuller, m. 1765.   He sold his farm, 45 acres, to Josiah Allen 1773, where Allen lived and died.

   18.   Dea. David (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Susanna, D. of Matthew Gannett, 1746; had Susanna 1748, Mehitabel 1753, Huldah 1755.   The mother d. 1755; he then m. Sarah, wid of Peter Edson; she was a Southworth, and had David 1759.   The father d. 1795, æ. 73.   Susanna m. Joshua Beals of Windsor 1768.—Mehitabel m. Benja. Clark of Athol 1775.—Huldah m. Benja. Death of Montague.

   19.   Jesse (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Lydia Packard 1754, (wid. perhaps of Robert Packard; she was a Titus) and had Joseph 1755, John 1760; his w. died, and he then m. Rebecca Belcher 1764, and had Rebecca 1770.   Rebecca m. Ezekiel Reed 1794.   The estate divided 1784.—Jno. Edson 3d m. Susanna Orcutt 1785.

   20.   James (s. of Dea. Joseph 6) m. Esther, D. of Josiah Allen, 1749, and had Josiah 1753, Barnabas 1757; she d. 1794, he 1808, æ. 82.   Barnabas d. in the army young.—James Edson m. wid. Elizabeth Washburn 1796.