Mrs. Bisbee, living in 1809 at Plympton, very aged, was a [Standish b. at Captains Hill in Duxbury Sampson, and great grand daughter, of Alexander Standish (424)].—Betsy Bisbee Standish d. in E. B. 1792, æ. 41.—Isaiah Standish was in Rochester 1805.—Sarah Standish m. Daniel French of E. B. 1817.—Sam'l Standish of Lebanon, Conn., had a son Israel, and a D. Hannah.—Israel had Elisha, Jonas, Amasa, and Nathan.—Elisha had a s. Lodowick.—Nathan had two ss., one of them Thomas, living in Lebanon; and another in Bozrah.—Ezra, a respectable man, and cousin of Lodowick, lived in Bozrah.

   STAPLES.—Samuel Staples m. Betty, D. of Noah Washburn 1765, and had Molly in E. B. 1767.—Jacob Staples of T. m. Lois Edson.

   STARR.—John Starr was one of the original Proprietors of Bridgewater, but never came to reside here.

   Jasper Starr and wife (from Boston) settled in S. B.; he died 1792, æ. 81; she d. 1802, æ. 92 (Mrs. Starr d. 1792, æ. 90).   He had James and Benjamin.—Benjamin was drowned in a well, 1779.—Polly m. Luke Leach 1788.—James, Jr., m. Lois, D. of Benjamin Leach 1797, and Peggy m. Libeus Leach 1797, and all went to Me.—James, Jr., was a Magistrate in Maine, and had Harriot B. 1779, Louisa L. 1802, both b. in S. B.

   John and Martha Starr of Boston had Benjamin 1667.—Comfort and Mary Starr of Boston had Joseph 1668, and Mary 1671.   Benjamin Starr m. Mary Maylam 1713, and Eliza Story 1715.   John Starr m. Abigail Day 1706.—[Boston records].

   STETSON.—Abishai Stetson (from Pembroke) m. Sarah Crooker, and settled in E. B., and had Molly 1762, Abishai 1764, d. 1771; Abigail 1766, Jonathan 1768, Sarah 1770, Abishai 1773, Bethiah 1776.   He d. 1777, æ. 39, and his widow m. Solomon Packard 1779.—Molly m. Benjamin Pincin 1787.—Abigail m. Dyer Robinson 1787.—Sarah m. Harlow Harden 1795.—Bethiah m. Calvin Keith 1794.—Capt. Isaiah Stetson, brother of the preceding, lived also in his youth in E. B., with Col. Edward Mitchell.

   2.   Jonathan (s. of Abishai 1) m. Huldah Magoun 1791, and went to Carver and afterwards settled in Marshfield, and had Abisha, Sumner, and others.

   3.   Capt. Abishai (s. of Abishai 1) m. Alice, D. of Ezra Allen 1796, and had Jennet 1797, died 1820; Sarah 1799, d. 1820; Ethan 1803, Naomi 1805*, Nahum 1807, Nathan 1810, Alice 1813*, Caleb Strong 1815.—His wife d. 1821, and he m. Mary Johnson of Kingston 1821.—Nathan went to Pennsylvania, and there m., and was a Preacher, and has returned to E. B.—Ethan m. a Baker, and d. 1831, æ. 29, leaving a D.

   4.   Nahum (s. of Capt. Abishai 3) settled in S. B., and m. Sarah Wilson, D. of Rev. George Barstow of Hanson, and had George Barstow 1833, Sarah Lazell, Nahum, and Wm. Butler.