21.   Col. Josiah (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) gra. H. U. 1730; an amiable man, and very popular till the revolutionary troubles commenced, when being on the side of government, one of the 19 Rescinders so called, and a Mandamus Counsellor, he became a Refugee, and died very soon after on Long Island.   The three Josiah Edsons, commonly called in aftertimes "Old Justice Edson, Old Capt. Edson, and Old Col. Edson," were all distinguished men both in Church and State.   They all represented the Town in succession, and sustained most of the public offices in the Town, and were deservedly highly esteemed and popular men.   Col. Edson engaged in none of the learned professions, but was an agriculturalist, and hence Mrs. Warren in her Group designated him under the appellation of Crusty Crowbar.—He m. Ruth, D. of Joseph Bailey of Scituate, and sister of Capt. Adams Bailey, 1737, and had Josiah 1738, Ruth 1741; his wife d. 1743, and he then m. Mary, D. of Judge Daniel Parker of Barnstable, and sister of the Rev. Jonathan Parker of Plympton, where she was m. 1746, and had Mary 1749.—He must have had a 3d w. Abigail Dean, m. 1755.—Mary m. Doct. Jonathan Crane 1770.

   22.   Abiezer (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) m. Sarah, D. of Samuel Lathrop 1737; she d. and he m. Jael Bennett of Mid'o 1740, and had Abiezer; she d. and he then m. Mary, D. of Samuel Packard 1744, and had Abiel, Adam, Rodolphus, Pollycarpus 1756, Jael; he afterwards m. wid. Catharine Earl of Taunton 1781; she had before m. Dr. Lunt, her maiden name, Williams.   Adam went to Albany, m. Mercy Hazard, and had Henry, George and Eliza.—Abiezer went to Charlemont and had one son.—Jael, a physician in Albany, never m.—Rodolphus m. Lydia Crane of Berkley 1780, and went to Oxford, and had Ephraim, Betsy, and Bradford, and d. 1833.

   23.   Dr. Elijah (s. of Capt. Josiah 7) m. Anne, D. of Samuel Packard, 1741, had Elijah, Calvin, Daniel, Hosea, Caleb, Silvester, Ann, Olive, Susanna, Ruth.   He died 1761, and she m. Jonathan Wood 1771.   Elijah Edson m. Nancy Clark of Plymouth 1818.—Eli Edson d. 1762.—Calvin Edson's wife d. 1778.   Elijah Edson m. Martha Washburn 1766, and went to N. Braintree.—Olive m. Salmon Rickard 1786.—Calvin m. Lydia, D. of Lot Conant 1766, and went to Oakham.   His D. Lydia m. Thomas Conant 1789.

   24.   William (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Martha, D. of Robert Howard, 1754; had Keziah 1755, Seth 1761, Martha 1763, Abigail 1765, William 1767, Jennet 1769.   He d. 1700, æ. 75.—Keziah m. a Harkness.—Martha m. Phillip Packard 1786.—Abigail m. John Harris 1787.—Jennet m. Seth Kingman 1811.

   25.   Ichabod (s. of Benjamin 8) m. Jemima, D. of Dea. James Packard 1759; had Relief 1761, Joanna 1765.   He d. 1811, æ.