there; but he was born at Plymouth, and was ten years old before his father with his family removed; his sister Abigail was born in Plymouth nine years after him.

   3.   Joseph (s. of Richard 1) lived in Hingham, his wife Mary, they were m. about 1665, and had Mary 1666, John 1668, Alice 1670, Benjamin 1672, Sarah 1673, William 1675, Deborah 1677, all born at Hingham; he then removed to Little Compton, and was made freeman there 1682; was Ensign and Deputy there, and had other children probably; was one of the County Associates for Bristol Co. 1691; was also a carpenter; he and his wife Mary are mentioned on the records there 1686; she was no doubt from Hingham.   His will 1711 mentioned Joseph, John, Eliza Blackman, Mary Wood, Deborah Gray, and Abigail Simmons; some of these were born probably after he left Hingham.   It has been erroneously stated by Deane in his history of Scituate, and by others, that Joseph was the father of Col. Benjamin, but this is only another of the traditional errors respecting this family.

   4.   Nathaniel (s. of Richard 1) settled at Scituate; was a carpenter, which seems to have been the family calling; he m. Sarah Barstow, and had Abigail 1666, Richard 1668, Nathaniel 1670, Alice 1679, Joseph 1681, Charles 1683, Sarah 1686; he died intestate before 1700.   Abigail m. Nathaniel Harlow.—Richard and his wife Mary had Richard and two Ds.; one of them, Hannah, m. Josiah Sturtevant, and was grandmother of the late Josiah Cotton Esq. and Dr. Rosseter Cotton.—Nathaniel had Nathaniel 1698, Joseph 1709, and Caleb 1712 at Scituate.   Joseph and Charles settled in Plymouth, and Joseph died there 1707, leaving a D. Judith, wife of Isaac Little.   Charles afterwards went to Freetown and died there, called Captain 1729.—Sarah m. John Holmes.—Richard and Joseph were both dead before the estate was finally settled.—Nathaniel 3d m. Jerusha Perry 1719, and had Thomas and Lemuel 1742, and 13 others.   Thomas Church m. Huldah, D. of Aaron Soule.—Thomas, son of Thomas, was a revolutionary soldier, and died 1830.—Capt. Cornelius was son of Lemuel.—Caleb m. Sarah Williamson 1735, and lived probably in Marshfield.   Ruth Church m. Consider Howland 1795.

   Deane's doubt as to the father of Nathaniel is groundless, as Richard of Hingham and Richard of Plymouth, whom he supposed to be distinct men, were one and the same man.

   5.   Caleb (s. of Richard 1) m. Joanna, D. of William Sprague in Hingham, 1667, and had Hannah 1668, and Ruth 1670; he was named of Dedham 1672, and was living in Watertown 1690.   [Farmer in his Register says he had Joseph, Caleb, and Benjamin, but query.]