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

2. Joseph, son of Rev. Joseph of Biddeford, who was son of John, a merchant at Jamaica, who was son of Rev. Samuel of Boston, Vice President of Harvard College, who was son of Major Simon (1), was born at Biddeford 29 Dec. 1738, grad. H. C. 1765, Tutor and Fellow, ordained at Beverly 25 Nov. 1772, D. D. 1785. He was inaugurated President of Harvard College, 19 Dec. 1781, rem. his family here 2 Jan. 1782, and continued in office, and a resident of Cambridge, during the remainder of life. He m. Mary Sheaffe of Portsmouth 7 Mar. 1774, and had in Beverly, Sophia, m. Francis Dana, Jr., 4 Aug. 1802; Augustus, grad. H. C. 1793, d. unm. 7 July 1799; Mary, d. unm. 26 Dec. 1860; and Sidney; and in Camb., Samuel, b. 26 Ap. 1782, resided several years in Waltham, d. here unm. 18 Oct. 1848, a. 66; Thomas Hollis, b. 14 Feb. 1784, d. 23 Nov. 1785; Horatio, b. 16 Sept. 1785, d. 8 Aug. 1793; Jacob Sheaffe, b. 19 Jan. 1788, a student in H. C., d. 27 July 1805, a. 17; Lucinda, b. 12 Dec. 1789, d. unm. 11 Ap. 1864; Amelia, b. 9 Oct. 1791, d. 9 Jan. 1793; Augusta, b. 31 Oct. 1792; Ann Theodora, b. 14 Oct. 1795; Joseph, b. 14 Mar. 1798, grad. H. C. 1816, a lawyer in Lancaster and afterwards in Boston, clerk of Supreme Judicial Court, d. 12 May 1865. Joseph the f. d. 25 Sept. 1804; his w. Mary d. at Portsmouth, N. H., 6 Mar. 1826.

3. Sidney, s. of Joseph (2), grad. H. C. 1798, prepared for the ministry and often preached, but was not ordained; Professor of the Hebrew and other Oriental Languages in H. C. from 1807 to 1831; Representative 1833, 1837, 1843; Senator 1834, 1835; member of the Executive Council 1837, 1838, 1840; and Mayor of Camb. 1848, 1849, 1850. He m. Elizabeth Ann Andrews of Ipswich 28 Dec. 1815; she d. 17 Sept. 1817, and he m. Hannah S. Heard of Ipswich 27 Jan. 1819. His chil. were, by 1st w., Joseph A., who m. Penelope Cochran 5 Sept. 1841, res. on Allston Street, and has long been Clerk of the Superior Court in Boston; and by 2d w., Mary Ann, d. young; Augustus, grad. H. C. 1841, d. 1842; Hannah Staniford, m. John Bartlett 4 June 1851. Sid-Ney the f. was b. 19 Sept. 1780, res. several years in Ward One, and afterwards on Allston Street, where he d. 6 Dec. 1856; his w. Hannah S. d. 28 June 1824.

4. Jonathan, parentage not ascertained, by w. Elizabeth, had Abigail, b. 18 Sept. 1716; Josiah,;bap. 21 Oct. 1722; Benjamin, bap. 5 Jan. 1724. His w. Elizabeth having d. he m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Cook, 23 Jan. 1728-9, and rem. to Sutton before 29 Nov. 1731.

Williams, Isaac, s. of Robert. Williams, b. at Roxbury 1 Sept. 1638, m. Martha, dau. of Deac. William Park of Roxbury, and settled on the south side of the river, in what is now Newton, 1660, being one of the first three who established themselves in the West Parish. He was a weaver by occupation, but a prominent man in public life, being a Captain of Militia in a troublesome and dangerous period, and Representative six years between 1692 and 1705. His w. Martha d. and he m. Judith Cooper before 1680; he d. 11 Feb. 1707, a. 69. His chil. were Isaac, b. 11 Dec. 1661, had a large family, and d. at Roxbury 1739; Martha, b. 27 Dec. 1663; William, b. 2 Feb. 1665, grad. H. C. 1683, minister at Hatfield, d. 1741; John, b. 31 Oct. 1667; Eleazar, b. 22 Oct. 1669, rem. to Stonington, and d. 1725; Hannah, b. 8 Oct. 1671; Thomas, b. 23 Dec. 1673; by second w. (Judith Cooper), Peter, b. 31 Aug. 1680, d. 1732; Elizabeth; Mary; Sarah, b. 2 Oct. 1688; Ephraim, b. 21 Oct. 1691, a Colonel, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Abraham Jackson, by whom he had Eleazer, b. 23 Feb. 1715, a Colonel, and the founder of Williams College, slain in battle 8 Sept. 1755; and Thomas, b. 1 Ap. 1718, a physician in Hatfield, d. 1775; he d. when on a visit at Hatfield Aug. 1754, a. 63.

2. John, perhaps s. of Isaac (1), though Jackson says that Isaac's son John removed to Stonington, Conn., res. at Menot., and by w. Mary had Jason, b. 1 Nov. 1694, living in 1748; John, b. 22 May 1697; Nathaniel, b. 31 Oct. 1699, pub. Anna Davies 30 July 1738, d. at Menot. s. p. 20 July 1748; Mary, b.

26 Oct. 1701; Martha, b. 29 June 1704; Damaris, b. 17 Feb. 1706-7, m. Jeremiah