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Suffolk, (for Six.) Winslow, Joshua, Esq. (for Three.) Wiswall, Peleg, M. A. Master of Wood, John, of Dover, M. A. (for Woodbridge, The Rev. Mr. Ashbel, Wright, Mr. Hezekiah, of North- Wright, Mr. James, (for Six.) Wyer, Capt. William, of Charlestown, Merchant. NOTE. Our subscription being begun in 1728, and several of the subscribers being since deceased, who are marked with a [*], this may notify the relations of such deceased persons, that if they incline to take up the books subscribed for, they may do it, provided they come or send for them in a short time. BRIEF MEMOIRS AND NOTICES OF PRINCE'S SUBSCRIBERS. The following notices of a few of the Subscribers to Mr. Prince's N. Eng. Chronology are taken from a large number in our hands, and are given to show our readers the plan heretofore proposed, of giving from time to time, genealogical accounts of those subscribers. We wish it particularly understood that an account of the ancestors of those men are desired, and the names of their children, if they had any. Other facts concerning those now given, will be gladly received, that they may be inserted hereafter. D. ABBOT, REV. MR. HULL, of Charlestown. He was born at Boston, 15 June, 1702, d. at Charlestown, 19 April, 1774, in his 72d year. His bearers were Dr. Appleton, Mr. Storer, Dr. Mather, Dr. Byles, Mr. Prentiss, and Mr. Cook. He was the son of Moses and Rebecca (Knight) Abbot. His father was lost at sea, Feb. 1717-18. His mother d. 3 Oct. 1741, Rev. Hull Abbot grad. H. C. 1720, and was ordained at Charlestown, 5 Feb. 1724, as colleague with Rev. Simon Bradstreet. He published sermons, on the Artillery Election, 1735; on the Rebellion in Scotland, 1746; against profane cursing and swearing, 1747. He mar. 27 July, 1731, Mary, dau. of Rev. Simon Bradstreet. Their children were, 1 Mary, 2 Thomas, 3 Mary, 4 Moses, 5 Rebecca, 6 Lucy, 7 Thomas. J. D. ALLEN, REV. BENJAMIN, was born in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, grad. Y. C. 1708, settled in S. Bridgewater, Ms. 1708; installed in the 2d parish of Falmouth, Me. now Cape Elizabeth, 10 Nov. 1734, d. 6 May, 1754, æ. 65. He had several daughters but no sons. MS. Letter of Wm. Willis. COOLIDGE, CAPT. AMOS, of Sherborn, was b. there 16 May, 1705, youngest child of John and Mary Coolidge. This John C. (who was a soldier in King Phillip's war,) was b. in Watertown, 19 Feb. 1661-2, son of John and Hannah (Livermore) Coolidge, and grandson of John and Mary Coolidge of Watertown, the progenitors of all the Coolidges. Ms. Letter of Dr. H. Bond. CROSSMAN, NATHANIEL, of Taunton. This was probably Nathaniel Crossman, born at Taunton, 10 Mch. 1680, son of Robert and Hannah (Brooks) Crossman. Robert, the father, was b. 3 Aug. 1657, and was son of Robert and Sarah (Kingsbury) Crossman of Taunton. J. D. FISKE, MR. NATHAN of Watertown, was a deacon (son of Nathan and Elizabeth, and grandson of Nathan and Susanna of Watertown,) b. 3 Jan. 1672–3, and d. 1741. He m. 1st., (14 Oct. 1696,) Sarah Coolidge, da. of Simon and Mary, grand daughter of the first John and Mary of Watertown, by whom he had eight children. His eldest son, Nathan, settled in Weston, and was the father of the Rev. Dr. Nathan F. of Brookfield; grad. H. C. 1754. This deac. Nathan F. was gr. grand father of Rev. Thaddeus F. of W. Cambridge. Ms. Letter of Dr. Henry Bond. FLAGG, BENJAMIN, JR. of Watertown, b. 25 Aug. 1691, son of Benjamin and Experience (Child) Flagg, and gr. son of Thomas and Mary F. of Watertown, the progenitors of many, if not all of the N. Eng. Flaggs. Benj. F. sen. was an early proprietor of Worcester, where he died in 1741. It was Benjn. F. son of Benjn. Jr. who held a very prominent place in the civil and military affairs of Worcester in the French and Revolutionary wars. FREEMAN, ENOCH, M. A. was the 9th child of Samuel F. of Eastham, Ms. b. 19 May, 1706. Samuel F. who came over in 1630, and settled in Watertown, was his ancestor. Enoch grad. H. C. 1729, became a merchant in Boston, first as clerk, then partner of Mr. Hall. About 1742 he came to Falmouth, where he filled many important offices, and was one of the most prominent men in the town. He died 2 Sept. 1788, æ 82. His wife was Mary Wright, to whom he was married 1742, by whom he had seven children, the eldest of whom was Samuel, a member and Secretary of the Provincial Congress at Watertown. Ms. Letter of Wm. Willis. JONES, MR. EPHRAIM, was b. in Boston, 20 Sept. 1706. His father's name was Ephraim, grandfather Samuel, great grandfather John, who came from England to Cambridge before 1648 with his wife Dorcas, settled in Concord about 1650, where, and in the vicinity, his posterity are numerous at this day. Our subscriber m. Mary Hayward in 1728, and had ch. Ephraim, Mary, Hepzibah, Jonas, Rebecca, Peter, Lucy, Lois and Martha. Mr. Jones was a man of much energy of character, and largely engaged in settling new townships, &c. He was a representative from Concord from 1745 to 1750, inclusive, and again in 1753. In 1755 he raised a company of 92 men, and went with them as their captain in the expedition against Nova Scotia, under Gen. Winslow, and an officer at the capture of Louisborg. He was accompanied by his son Jonas. His grandson, Ephraim Jones, Esq., who died in Boston in 1840, left a voluminous genealogy of the family, which is in the hands of his son, Henry H. Jones, Esq., of this city. Mr. Jones was largely interested in the Muscongus lands in Maine, which lands were long in contention between the heirs of John Brown, who purchased them of the Indians, and others who claimed under grants. K. OATHS OF FREEMEN, ALLEGIANCE, &c. IN OLD NORFOLK COUNTY. [Communicated by Mr. ALONZO H. QUINT, of Dover, N. H.] The following lists have been copied from the Records of the Old County of NORFOLK, now at Salem. 1668, February 25, "at Newberrie " before Robert Pike. Joseph Coker Joseph Bayly Jonathan Woodman Richard Martyn. John Page Peter Cheney Henry Tuxberie "The names of all those who have taken ye oath of Allegiance & fidelity before me. THO. BRADBURY, Cpt of ye millitary Company of Salisbury." 1677-10-2. John Allin Jerimie Allen. Dec. 5. Tho. Hoyt Phill. Greele Abraham Noulton John Carrter. Joseph Ffrench jr. Symond Ffrench. Dec. 6. Dec, 7. Sam" Easman Jno. Griffyn. ner Jno. Bradbury Cornelious Con Isaac Busuell jun. Joseph Greele Morris Tucker John Easman. 10-22. Mr. Jno. Stockman Robert Pike jun. Moses Pike Robt Downer Joseph Eaton John Clough jun. Dec. 24. Onesiphorus Page Henry Brown jun. 66 January ye 21, [16] 77-78." Sam" ffelloes jun. Jan'y 22. Joseph Norton. March 21. Benjamin Stevens. March 25. Sam" Gill Moses Gill. March 30. mr Willi. Hooke. April 5. James Carr Richard Carr. April 8. May 24. Nath" Easman Tho. Eaton Sam" Eaton. "The names of all those psons of Eamsbery who took ye oath of Allegiance & Fidelity before Major Robert Pike ye 20th day of December, 1677." "The names of them yt tooke ye oath of Allegance to his majestie & fidelitie to ye contrey, this 30th of November, 1677. [Exeter.] Kinsley Hall Charles Gliddon Sargt Robert Smart James Daniel Ed. Sewill Eleazar Elkins Cornelious Lary Sam" ffoulsham John Wadley mr Theophilus Dudley James Perkins |