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.
BRACKETT, ANTHONY, Portsmouth 1640, rem. to Exeter, there liv. 1657, but perhaps after at Casco. ANTHONY, Falmouth 1662, perhaps s. of the prec. m. Ann, d. of Michael Mitton, had Anthony; Seth, wh. was k. by the Ind. May 1690; Mary, wh. was liv. 1717, unm.; Elinor, wh. m. Richard Pulling of Boston; and Kezia, wh. m. Joseph Maylem; by 2d w. Susanna, d. of Abraham Drake of Hampton, wh. he m. Sept. 1679, had Zechariah and others. He was tak. by the Ind. with his w. and all his fam. exc. her br. Nathaniel Mitton, wh. was k. at the ho. 11 Aug. 1676; but by admirab. peril esc. some days after; was liet. and capt. in the war, and finally was k. at his ho. 21 Sept. 1689. His s. Anthony was a serviceab. man, as liet and capt. in Ind. hostilit. For abund. informat. see Willis. JAMES, Boston, a cooper, s. of Richard, freem. 1673, rem. to Braintree 1675, by w. Sarah had Joseph, Nathan, and sev. ds. d 8 Apr. 1718, aged 72. JAMES, Beverly, frem. 1675. JOHN, Boston, s. prob. of Peter, merch. freem. 1666, m. 23 Aug. 1662, Sarah, d. of John Stedman of Cambridge, had Sarah, bapt. at C. 5 June 1664, d. 19 Sept. 1665; and John, posthum. bapt. at C. 21 Apr. 1667. He d. that yr. See Newell's Ch. Gath. 55. His wid. m. 24 Mar. 1668, Samuel Alcock. Her third h. was Thomas Graves; and fourth, John Phillips. JOHN, Billerica, s. of Richard, m. Hannah, d. of William French, and had ten ch. His w. d. 9 May 1674, and he m. 3 Mar. 1675, Ruth Ellis, and had four ch. and d. 18 Mar 1686. JOSIAH, Billerica, br. of the proc. m. 4 Feb. 1673, Eliz. Waldo, prob d. of Cornelius of Chelmsford, had one d. b. 1674, rem. to Braintree, and had ano. d. 1678. *||PETER, Braintree, freem. 10 May 1643, ar. co. 1648, rep. 1644, and often after, for his own town, and for Scarborough in 1673 and 4, and he was deac. By his first w. Priscilla, had Martha; Peter; John, b. 30 Nov. 1641; Joseph, 13 Oct. 1642; and prob. other ch. for the Boston gr. of ld. to him, 1640, was for twelve heads. Ano. ch. by the same w. was Hannah, b. 14 Aug. 1656, but she d. June foll. His last w. was Mary, wid. of Nathaniel Williams, wh. bec. one of the first of the third ch. mem. after d. of this h. In his latter days he liv. in Boston. In 1662 he purch. of the Ind. the tract on wh. Mendham was erect. Martha m. 23 Nov. 1655, Robert Twelves. PETER, Billerica, prob s. of Richard, m. 7 Aug. 1661, Eliz. Bosworth, freem. 1680. His w. d. 30 Nov. 1686, and he m. 30 Mar. foll. wid. Sarah Foster of Cambridge. *||RICHARD, Boston 1632, prob. br. of first Peter, freem. 25 May 1636, ar. co. 1639, dism. with w. Alice to Braintree ch. 5 Dec. 1641, deac. ord. 21 July 1642, town clk. many yrs. third capt. of the town, d. 5 Mar. 1691, aged 80 yrs. says the gr.stone. By his w. Alice, wh. d. 1690, aged 76, he had Hannah, bapt. 4 Jan. 1635; Peter, and John, perhaps tw. both bapt. 7 May 1637; Rachel, 3 Nov. 1639; Mary, b. 1 Feb 1642; James; Josiah, 8 July 1652; and Sarah. Of the ds. Hannah m. Samuel Kingsley of Billerica; Rachel m. 15 July 1659, Simon Crosby; Mary m 24 July 1662, Joseph Thompson; and Sarah m. 1675, Joseph Crosby of Braintree. THOMAS, Salem, punish. for attend. Quaker worship, 1658; had Thomas, bapt. 7 Dec. 1645, d. at 22 yrs.; Mary, 4 Feb. 1649; and Joseph, 15 June 1651, d. young, as also d. Lydia. THOMAS, Falmouth, br. of sec. Anthony, m. Mary, d. of Michael Mitton, and was k. by the Ind. 11 Aug. 1676, and his w. and ch. tak. into captiv. at the same time with his br. His w. d. in captiv. but three ch. surv. and liv. at Greenland. Willis. THOMAS, Wickford 1674. WILLIAM, Portsmouth 1624, one in the empl. of Mason, the patentee, spell. Bracken often. Adams, Ann. Six of this name had been, in 1834, gr. at Harv. Dart. and Wms. coll.
Note: words in italics have been added per Savage, Additions and Corrections, Vol. III, p. 605.
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