cretia, and d. 1815, æ. 39.—Maria m. Seth Bryant.—Newton lives in Boston.—Lucretia m. Levi Churchill, Jr.

   4.   Dea. Samuel (s. of Lemuel 1) m. Margaret O., D. of Anthony W. Clift 1804, and had Samuel, Margaret, Sarah Jane, Lusanna, Harriet, and Mary.—Samuel m. Rhoda, D. of Eleazar Churchill.—Margaret m. Isaac Nutter.—Sarah J. m. Arvin Holbrook.

   Joseph Keen m. Rhoda, D. of Daniel French 1815.—Elizabeth Keen lived in B. 1747; she had been a Wid. Turner.

   KEITH.—Rev. James Keith, a Scotchman, was the first Minister of Bridgewater; was educated at Aberdeen, in Scotland; came over 1662, at about 18 years of age; ordained Feb. 1664; m. Susanna D. of his deacon, Samuel Edson, and had James, Joseph, Samuel, Timothy, John, Josiah, Margaret, Mary, Susanna.   He m. a 2d wife, Mary, wid. of Thomas Williams of Taunton, 1707; d. July 23, 1719, æ. 76.—Margaret m. a Hunt.—Mary m. Ephraim Howard.—Susanna m. Maj. Jonathan Howard and d. young without children.   It is said that his first sermon was delivered from a rock in Mill Pasture, so called, near the river.

   2.   James (s. of James 1) and his wife Mary had James 1696, Mary 1698, Gershom 1701, Israel 1703, Faithful 1704, Esther 1707, Jane 1709, Simeon 1712; his inventory 1741.   He removed to Mendon a. 1719.—John Keith of Thompson, Conn., who d. 1833, æ. 76, was probably one of his descendants.   James and Noah were probably his gr. ss.   James had 2 ss., Josiah and Aaron, and another who went to Milford.—Noah had 2 ss., Chapin and Abijah, who both went to Barre, Vt.; Chapin was High Sheriff there.

   3.   Joseph (s. of James 1) m. Elizabeth, D. of Dea. Edward Fobes, and had Anna 1695, Susanna 1697, Joseph 1699, Jemima 1701, Eleazar 1703, Abigail 1705, Ephraim 1707, Ichabob [sic, Ichabod] 1709, Martha 1711, Mary 1713, Elizabeth 1715; his will 1730; her's 1757; she made Constant Southworth her ex'or.   Anna m. Capt. Ebenezer Alden 1717.—Susanna m. Jonathan Cary 1717, and d. young.—Jemima m. Dea. James Packard 1722.—Eleazar m. Keziah, D. of Henry Kingman, 1726, settled in Easton, and had Lemuel, Seth, and perhaps other children.—Abigail m. Robert Howard 1725.—Martha m. Constant Southworth 1734.—Ichabod left a wid. Lydia, but no children.—She m. a Dr. Jones of Abington for her 2d husband.—Mary m. Jonathan Kingman 1732.—Eliz. m. Samuel Lathrop 1731.   He was ex'or. of his father's will, and had his homestead, and was Representative 1726.

   4.   Samuel (s. of James 1) m. Bethiah, d. of Dea. Edw. Fobes, 1703, and had Constant 1703, Amos 1705, Samuel 1707, Bethiah 1710, Susanna 1714, Ebenezer 1716, Robert 1718, Jane 1720,