father's estate 1 Nov. 1720, also when he sold the homestead to Stephen Palmer 23 May 1733, after which date I find no trace of him on our records or elsewhere.
9. Joseph, s. of John (4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b.——, m. John Allen of Walpole 22 June 1725; Mary, b. 1708; Joseph, b. 1710; Hannah, b. 1713; Abigail, b. 9 Sept. 1716, d. young; Matthew, b. 18 Sept. 1718; Esther, b. 6 Ap. 1721, m. Samuel Boyce of Medfield 13 Ap. 1744.
Joseph the f. was a weaver, and resided in Reading in 1775.
His chil.
were Daniel, b. 15 Aug. 1757; Hugh, b. 23 Dec. 1758; Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec. 1759, m. Moses Coolidge 19 May 1785; Joseph, b. 4 July 1761, tanner, d. unm.
1785; Moses, b. 24 July 1764; Sarah, b. 21 Aug. 1766, m. James Howland of Walpole, Vt.; Martha, b. 5 Jan. 1768, m. Samuel Sawin of Livermore, Me., and d. at Jay, Me.; Rebecca, b. 28 May 1769, m. Charles Clark of Cambridge, and d. 28 Ap. 1809; Aaron, b. 13 Ap. 1773.
9. Josiah, s. of Joseph (6), housewright and surveyor, m.
side of Mount Auburn Street, between Brighton Street and Brattle Square. He d. 24 Sept. 1726, a. 57; his w. Hannah survived.
8. John, s. of John (4), was described as a husbandman residing in Cambridge, when he was appointed administrator of his father's estate 1 Nov. 1720, also when he sold the homestead to Stephen Palmer 23 May 1733, after which date I find no trace of him on our records or elsewhere.
9. Joseph, s. of John (4), by w. Elizabeth, had Elizabeth, b.——, m. John Allen of Walpole 22 June 1725; Mary, b. 1708; Joseph, b. 1710; Hannah, b. 1713; Abigail, b. 9 Sept. 1716, d. young; Matthew, b. 18 Sept. 1718; Esther, b. 6 Ap. 1721, m. Samuel Boyce of Medfield 13 Ap. 1744.
Joseph the f. was a weaver, and resided in Reading in 1699, when he petitioned the General Court for relief, describing himself as late of Cambridge, and representing that in 1690 he was in an expedition against the Indians, and that near Exeter he was wounded by a shot close by his eye, which destroyed