25.   Nathan Hayward and his w. Content had Nathan 1749, Daniel 1751, Jonathan 1752.

   26.   Thomas (s. of Thomas 9) m. Elizabeth, wid. of Nicholas Byram and D. of Matthew Gannett, 1746, (lived at the Centre) and had Susanna 1747, Mary 1749, Betty and Thomas 1753; she d. 1812, æ. 94.   Susanna m. Jesse Edson 1768.—Mary m. Benjamin Marshall 1768.—Betty m. Nath'l Manly 1778.

   27.   Jacob (s. of Thomas 9) m. Tabatha, D. of Elisha Hayward 1742, and had Jacob 1743, John 1745, Tabatha 1746, Experience 1748*, Silvanus 1750, Cornelius 1752, Jemima 1754, Hannah 1756.   Jacob left no children.—Cornelius d. a bachelor.—Jemima m. David Snow 1787.—Hannah m. Thomas Hayward 1781.

   28.   Samuel (s. of Samuel 10) m. Susanna, D. of Samuel Edson 1736, went to Taunton, and there d.   Had Samuel, and one D. who m. a Stacy, and Betty, who m. Nath'l Harvey 1766, and Abigail who m. Beriah Willis 1759.

   29.   Benjamin (s. of Benjamin 11) m. Elizabeth, D. of William Conant 1724, and had Sarah, Rebecca 1729, Hannah 1736, Ruth 1741, after her father's death.—Sarah m. Isaac Buck perhaps 1773.—Rebecca m. Thomas Parris.

   30.   Hezekiah (s. of Benjamin 11) m. Huldah D. of Capt. Josiah Edson 1738, and had Elijah 1741, Huldah 1744, Hezekiah 1746, Ziba 1749, Edward 1753.—Huldah m. Calvin Pierce of Scituate 1767.   Edward m. Jenny, D. of Edward Mittchell 1782; had no children; the father d. 1790, æ. 83, she 1800, æ. 87.

   31.   Dea. Jacob (s. of Benjamin 11) lived in S. Bridgewater; m. Martha, D. of Nehemiah Allen 1736, and had Jacob 1738, Martha 1744, Benjamin 1747.—Martha m. Major James Allen 1761.—Dea. Hayward d. 1778.

   32.   Elisha (s. of Elisha 12) m. Elizabeth, D. probably of James Washburn, 1740, and had Elisha, Jesse 1742, Caleb 1746, Betty, Molly and Hannah.   Elisha Hayward m. Abigail Eddy 1747.—Elisha m. Mercy Whiting of Plympt. 1760.—Elisha m. Polly Blanchard 1778.—Jesse m. Mary, D. of Abraham Harden of Hanson 1763, and had Jesse who lived awhile in E. B., and thence removed to Ohio.—Caleb m. a Clark of Plymouth and had Caleb, Hannah, Rhoda and Lydia; he d. 1811, æ. 65.—Caleb Hayward m. Persis Hayward 1773.—Hannah m. Col. Jesse Reed 1800.—Rhoda d. single 1818, æ. 38.—Betty m. John Hayward 1778.—Hannah m. Abraham Hayward 1787.

   33.   Abner (s. of Elisha 12) m. Mary, D. of Joseph Alger, 1739; had Susanna 1742*, Nathan 1744*, Abner 1746, Susanna 1754.   He d. 1796, his will dated 1788; left a wid. Grace; she was a Turner, m. 1784.—Susanna m. Capt. Edward Hayward.—Capt. Abner m. Abigail, D. of Henry Howard, 1772.