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Rayner, Samuel (otherwise written Rainer, Reighnor, and Reynor), by w. Mary, had Hannah, b. 2 Mar. 1654, m. Ephraim Winship 7 Ap. 1670; Mary, who m. Edward Hall 18 June 1677, was perhaps of the same family. Samuel the f. received a share in the division of lands 1665; his w. Mary was probably the person mentioned in the settlement of Ephraim Winship's estate 2 Feb. 1700-1, in which is a charge for maintaining his ‘ancient mother-in-law Reighnor.’

Read, Christopher, bought of Joseph Holmes 31 May 1674 a house and three quarters of an acre of land on the southerly side of Brattle Street, not far from Appian Way, where he appears to have resided until 20 June 1685, when he sold the estate to Samuel Goffe. Mr. Read was a tanner, and had previously resided in Boston. He removed hence, was in Dunstable 5 Mar. 1686-7, and d. at Dracut about 1710. He had one dau. who was the wife of ‘Mr. Samuel Whiting’ 5 Oct. 1710.

2. James, m. Sarah Batson 12 Aug. 1714; she d. 25 Nov. 1721, and he m. Mary Oldham 3 Ap. 1722, who d. 20 Ap. 1751, a. 72. His chil. were James, b. 9 Oct. 1721, d. Ap. 1722; James, bap. 27 Jan. 1722-3. James the f. was a tanner, and bought 2 Oct. 1714 the estate formerly owned by Christopher Read (1), which had previously passed through several hands. It is not known that he was a relative of Christopher. He purchased other lands adjoining his homestead, and also three and a half acres on the opposite side of the street. He d. 6 May 1734, a. about 69. By his will, dated 30 Aug. 1728, he devised the use of his estate to his w. Mary, and constituted his s. James his sole heir; providing that if his son should (lie without issue, then the estate should go to Sarah Glover and Elizabeth Culvery, sisters of the testator, residing in England. It is not unlikely that Mr. Read was himself an emigrant from England.

3. James, s. of James (2), m. Hannah, dau. of Rev. Joseph Stacey of Kingston (pub. 20 July 1744), and had Mary, bap. 13 Oct. 1745, d. 12 Aug. 1748; Sarah, bap. 1 Nov. 1747, m. Rev. William Fessenden 22 Jan. 1771, and d. before 1780; James. bap. 25 Feb. and d. 29 July 1750; James, bap. 28 July 1751; Joseph, bap. 14 Sept. 1753; Joseph Stacey, bap. 10 Nov. 1754; Hannah, bap. 25 Sept. 1757. James the f. was a tanner, and resided through life on the homestead. He d. 31 July 1770, a. 48; his w. Hannah d. 22 Sept. 1788, a. 65.

4. James, s. of James (3), m. Elizabeth Wait 3 Dec. 1772, and had James, bap. 15 Aug. 1773. James the f. erected the house now standing on the lot purchased by his grandfather, on the northerly side of Brattle Street, at the corner of Church Street. He d. Sept. 1814, a. 63; his w. Elizabeth d. 9 June 1827.

5. Joseph Stacey, s. of James (3), m. Esther Goodwin 25 Sept. 1783, and had Sarah, b. 11 July 1784, m. Chester Sessions 10 Aug. 1806, and d. 18 June 1834; Esther, b. 17 Oct. 1785, m. Asa Wyman 27 Mar. 1814, d. 29 [637] Dec. 1863; Joseph Stacey, b. 17 Aug. 1787, a saddler and harness maker, d. 24 May 1853; James, b. 19 Nov. 1789, a merchant in Boston, d. 24 Dec. 1870; John, b. 10 Sept. 1793, a merchant, d. 14 June 1871; Elizabeth, b. 4 Aug. 1795, m. Josiah N. Marshall 23 July 1823, d. 8 May 1860; William, b. 10 May 1798, d. 15 July 1799; William, b. 12 Ap. 1800, a merchant in Boston, res. on Appleton Street; Mary, b. 19 Sept. 1803, accidently killed by a runaway team 4 Jan. 1854; Lucy, b. –, d. 6 Sept. 1805, a. 2 months. Joseph Stacey the f. was a saddler and for many years Postmaster. He was bur. 12 Oct. 1836; his w. Esther was bur. 25 Sept. 1843, a. 78.

6. James, s. of James (4), m. Mary Stebbins Brown, dau. of Maj. John Brown, and had Eliza, b. 13 Aug. 1800, m. Nahum Stratton of Richmond, Va., 13 Aug. 1826; James Barnard, b. 26 Aug. 1802, m. Emily, dau. of Maj. Jonas Wyeth 9 Nov. 1828, and res. in Boston. James the f. was a merchant and spent several years in the Island of Tobago, where both his children were born. He returned to Camb. before 1809, and d. 8 Sept. 1828, a. 55.

Reed, William, aged 48, with w. Mabel, aged 30, and three chil. left London in the ship Defence July 1635, and arrived at Boston on the 6th of the next October. He res. successively at Dorchester, Scituate (where he was Constable in 1644), and Brookline until 1648, when he bought a farm in Woburn. His chil. b. in England, were George, b. 1629; Ralph, b. 1630, m. Mary Pierce, d. 4 Jan. 1711-12; Justice, b. 1633, prob. d. young; and in New England, Abigail, b. 1635, m. Francis Wyman 2 Oct. 1650; Bethia, b. m. Cohn Johnson, 28 Ap. 1657; Israel, b. 1642, m. Mary Kendall, d. 29 June 1711; Sarah, b.——, m. Samuel Walker 10 Sept. 1662; Rebecca, b.——;, m. Joseph Winn, and d. in 1734. William the f. with his w. and the four younger chil. returned to England and d. at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a. 69; administration, with the will annexed, was granted to his wife Mabel by Oliver Cromwell, ‘the last day of October 1656.’ She returned to Woburn with her children, and m. Henry Somers 21 Nov. 1661, whom she survived, and died at the house of her son George, 5 June 1690, a. 85.

2. George, s. of William (1), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Jennison of Watertown, 4 Oct. 1652; she d. in childbed 26 Feb. 1664-5, a. 28, and he m. Hannah Rockwell of Chs. 9 Nov. 1665. His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 26 July 1653, m. David Fiske; twins, b. 14 Nov. 1654, both d. in infancy; Samuel, b. 29 Ap. 1656, prob. the physician of that name in Chs.;

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