leaving Hannah 1684, Matthew 1688, Deborah 1690, Joseph 1693.   These 2 ss. Matthew and Joseph, by their grandfather Matthew's will, dated 1694, had the estate in Bridgewater, which came to their grandfather by their great uncle Thomas above.— Hannah, wid. of the first Matthew, made her will 1700, and it appears they had other children, viz.: Rehoboth, Elizabeth Leverett, Hannah Adams, Abigail Dodson.   Rehohoth d. at Morristown, N. J., without children.

   2.   Matthew (s. of Joseph, and g. s. of Matthew) m. Mary Bacon 1718 in Scituate.   He, with his brother Joseph, came to E. B. a. 1713; he had Elizabeth, Mary 1721, Susanna 1723, Mehitahel 1726, Sarah 1729.   He m. Martha, wid. of Dr. Joseph Byram, and D. of David Perkins, 1750, for his 2d wife; she d. 1779, æ. 74.—Elizabeth m. Nicholas Byram a. 1738, and Thos. Hayward 1746.—Mary m. John Edson 1744.—Susanna m. David Edson 1746.—Mehitabel m. Zebulon Cary 1747, and d. 1748.— Sarah m. Daniel Pettingill 1755, and afterwards Amos Ford of Marshfield 1766.

   3.   Joseph (brother of Matthew next above) m. Hannah, D. of Dea. Jonathan Hayward of Braintree; had Joseph 1722, Hannah 1724, Benjamin 1726*, Benjamin 1728, Jonathan 1730; she d. 1731, and he m. Hannah, D. of Nathl. Brett 1732, and had Seth 1734, Thomas 1736; he d. 1774, æ. 80; she 1777, æ. 78.—Hannah m. Ichahod Cary 1741.   She and Matthew's D. Susanna were the first persons baptized by the Rev. John Angier, the first minister of East Bridgewater.

   4.   Capt. Joseph (s. of Joseph 3) m. Betty, D. of Charles Latham, 1744; had Caleb Aug. 22, 1745, Betty 1749, Simeon 1752, Deborah 1755, Joseph 1760, Barzillai 1764; he d. 1789, æ. 67; she 1813, æ. 86.   Betty m. Nathan Hudson 1767.—Deborah m. Adam Porter, and removed to Cummington.

   5.   Benjamin (s. of Joseph 3) m. Mary, D. of Jonathan Copeland, 1750, and removed to Stoughton; his son Benjamin m. the famous female soldier, Deborah Sampson.

   6.   Jonathan (s. of Joseph 3) m. Hannah Dyer of Abington, and had Jacob 1753.   He m. wid. Records for his 2d wife; he m. a 3d wife from Weymouth.   He m. Abigail 1785, wid. of Silas Harris and D. of Ebenezer Shaw, and removed to Cumimngton [sic].

   7.   Seth (s. of Joseph 3) m. Susanna, D. of Matthew Allen, 1754; had Matthew 1755, Hannah 1756, Mehitabel 1758, Susanna 1760, Sarah 1762, Seth 1764, Philena 1768, Nathl. Brett 1770, Phebe 1773, Nabby 1775, Thomas 1778.—Hannah m. Oliver Washburn 1781.—Mehitabel m. Jacob Harden 1778.—Matthew m. Alice, D. of Nehemiah Latham, 1783.—Seth, Jr., m. Eliza Reed 1821.—The parents, and most of the family, removed to Tamworth, N. H.