Quoted directly from Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England by James Savage, Boston, 1860-1862. Select abbreviations for futher definition by Savage.
FARRINGTON, DANIEL, Wrentham 1695, perhaps s. of John of Dedham, had w. Abigail. EDMUND, Lynn, from Olney in Bucks, came in the Hopewell, Capt. Bundocke, 1635, aged 47, with. Eliz. 49, and ch. Sarah, 14; Matthew, 12; John, 11; and Eliz. 8; was of the first proj. of sett. on L.I. 1640, perhaps went thither, but came back in a few yrs. and d. 20 Jan. 1671. EDWARD, Andover, wh. m. Martha Browne, 9 Apr. 1690, was s. of the first John. JACOB, Andover, d. 29 June 1667, perhaps leav. wid. Eliz. wh. m. 14 Nov. foll. Mark Graves; but he may have been unm. and she his mo. JOHN, Lynn, s. of Edmund, b. in Eng. rem. to L.I. 1640, with Rev. Abraham Pierson, and some yrs. later, came back, for in Lynn rec. has ch. of a John, by w. Eliz. viz. Edward, b 5 July 1662; John, 9 Mar. 1664; and Jacob, 22 July 1666. Yet perhaps as many, or more, were b. to him on L.I. He d. at Lynn, 2 May 1666. JOHN, Dedham, m. 1650, Mary, d. of William Bullard the first, had Mary, b. 26 Mar. 1651; Sarah, 1 Sept, 1652; John, 25 Apr. 1654; Nathaniel, 9 Aug. 1656; Eliz. 11 Apr. 1660; Hannah, 22 July 1662; Daniel, 10 Apr. 1664; Judith, 1 June 1666; Abigail, 30 Apr. 1668; Benjamin, 15 Aug. 1672; and Joseph, 10 Nov. 1681; was freem. 1668, and he d. bef. 1686, leav.wid. JOHN, Lynn, perhaps s. of Matthew, b. at L.I. was soldier in brave Capt. Gardner's comp. and wound. in th gr. fight of 19 Dec. 1675; m. 7 Oct. 1679, Lydia Hudson, had John, b. 22 Nov. 1680; and Mary, 2 Oct. 1685, was freem. 1681. MATTHEW, Lynn, s. of Edmund, b. in Eng. had, perhaps, accomp. his f. to L.I. with so many other neighbors, there m. had ch. and came back, an I presume those ch. wh. the town rec. shows were b. here, as Sarah, 13 Feb. 1658, d. next year.; William, 6 May 1660; Sarah, again, 15 June1663; and Theophilius, 13 Aug. 1666. MATTHEW, Lynn, s. of the proceed. prob. tho. not rec. here, had Sarah, b. perhaps 1 Feb 1676, d. 26 Nov. foll.; Sarah, again, 20 Sept. 1677; Martha, 2 May 1679; and Samuel, 29 Sept. 1681; was freem. 1691, at the same time with Theophilus and William, no doubt his brs. THOMAS, Newtown, L.I. may have been of the Lynn breed, possib. elder br. of first Matthew. WILLIAM, Lynn, s. of first Matthew, had William, b. 16 May 1684.
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