Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register

2. John, s. of Francis (1), m. Rachel, wid. of John Poulter, and dau. of Francis Eliot of Braintree; she d 20 Mar. 1723, and he m. wid. Rebecca Cutter, dau. of John Rolfe, 3 Jan. 1724. His chil. were Francis, b. 8 May 1678; Abigail, twin, b. 8 May 1678, m. John Elder; John, b. 27 Aug. 1683. John the f. was a carpenter, and resided in Medf. where his chil. were born. On the organization (or perhaps reorganization) of the Church in Medford, 1714, he was elected Deacon. He d. 22 Feb. 1739; his w. Rebecca returned to Menot. where she d. 13 Nov. 1751, a. 89.

3. Samuel, S. of Francis (1), m. Rebecca Gardner 31 Mar. 1686; she d. 5 June 1709, a. 43, and he m. Mary, wid. of Abraham Watson. His chil. were Francis, b. 9 Dec. 1686, d. at Lexington prob. unm. 20 Dec. 1758; Samuel, b. 1 Ap. 1688; Rebecca, b. 9 Feb. 1689-90, d. unm. 12 June 1709; John, b. 5 June 1692, a cordwainer, d. 5 May 1714, prob. unm. (his father was appointed administrator 11 Aug. 1714); Benjamin, b. about 1696; Abigail, b. 8 May 1698; Sarah, b. 10 Ap. 1700, m.——Hyde, d. before 1733; Nathaniel, b. 7 May 1702, m. Abigail Park of Newton 18 June 1725; Mary, b. 4 May 1704, d. unm., and William Munroe administered 1733; and John, b. 25 Jan. 1714. Samuel the f. resided at the Farms, and d. 22 May 1724; his w. Mary d. 14 Nov. 1730, a. 60.

4. Francis, s. of John (2), m. Anna Peirce of Boston 7 Dec. 1699; she d. 6 Aug. 1716, a. 34, and he m. Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Hancock of Cambridge. His chil. were Sarah, b. 4 May 1701, m. Nathaniel Francis 16 May 1723; Hannah, b. 22 Jan. 1703-4, d. young; Anna, b. 4 Ap. 1706; Eliot, b. 13 Mar. 1710, d. 16 Mar. 1713; Rachel, b. 1 Ap. 1712, m. Ebenezer Tufts 17 Feb. 1731; he d. and she m. Ebenezer Francis 15 Nov. 1733; Mercy, b. 11 Mar. 1713-14, d. young; Elizabeth, bap. 22 July 1716, m. Thomas Fillebrown 30 Mar. 1732; Martha, bap. 1 Mar. 1719; and one more not named. Francis the f. was a tanner, resided in Medf. and d. 6 Feb. 1771, a. 93 nearly. An obituary in the Boston News Letter, 14 Feb. 1771, states that ‘he was the father of 10 children, 41 grandchildren, 96 great-grandchildren, and 8 of the fifth generation, in all 155.’

5. John, s. of John (2), m. Mary, dau. of Maj. John Lane of Billerica, (now Bedford), and had Mary, b. 17 July 1707, m. Jonathan Webber of Bedford 19 Aug. 1725; Susanna, b. 25 Nov. 1708, m. Benjamin Webber of Bedford 6 Sept. 1727; John, b. 15 Ap. 1711, settled in Bedford, and d. 1748; Francis, b. 4 Oct. 1714; Martha, b. 22 Ap. 1716, d. young; Martha, b. 23 Feb. 1717-18, m. John Skinner of Chs. 22 Dec. 1743; William, b. 19 Dec. 1724. John the f. was a carpenter, resided in Medf., and d. 26 Mar. 1753; his w. Mary was living 29 June 1773, when through age she had become incapable of managing her estate, and John Webber was appointed guardian; by a memorandum in his account of guardianship, it appears that she d. 27 Mar. 1783, when she had nearly completed 97 years.

6. Samuel, s. of Samuel (3), m. Bethia Page 7 Jan. 1719-20, and had Rebecca, bap. 15 Jan. 1720-21; Daniel, b. 15 Feb. 1724-5, posthumous. Samuel the f. d. in Lexington 17 Aug. 1724; his w. Bethia m. John Winship 1726.

7. John, s. of Samuel (3), m. Lydia Cutter 24 June 1735, and had Mary, b. 3 Sept. 1735; John, b. 24 Ap. 1737; Lydia, bap. 11 Jan. 1740-41; Samuel, b. 4 July 1743. John the f. was under the guardianship of Deac. Samuel Bowman of Cambridge, during his minority, and settled here. The date of his death or removal is not ascertained.

8. Francis, s. of John (5), m. Mary Hall 1 Jan. 1739, and had Stephen, bap.