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| SOURCE: A GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARYof THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND, SHOWING THREE GENERATIONSOF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE MAY, 1692, ON THE BASIS OF FARMER'S REGISTER.BY JAMES SAVAGE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND EDITOR OF WINTHROP'S HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND.WITH TWO SUPPLEMENTS IN FOUR VOLUMES. [[Corrected electronic version copyright Robert Kraft, July 1994]] Vol. 3, pp. 99 & 100. http://genweb.net/~books/savage/SavageVol3.txt LITTLEFIELD, ANTHONY, Wells, s. of Edmund, took the o. of submiss. to Mass. 1653. DANIEL, Wells, m. Mary, d. of capt. Roger Hill, and[[100]] num. descend. prosper there. EBENEZER, Newton, s. of John, by w. Lydia had Jemima, b. 19 Aug. 1697; Ezra, Mar. 1699, d. young; Ebenezer, 2 May 1701, liv. very long; Pelatiah, 12 Oct. 1703; Lydia, 15 Feb. 1706; Jerusha, 15 Apr. 1708; Praisever, 5 Mar. 1710; Susanna, and Ephraim, tw. 21 Nov. 1712; and Sybil, 1 Nov. 1714; his w. d. 12 Oct. 1717, and he d. 9 Apr. or by ano. acco. Jan. 1728. EDMUND, Exeter 1639, rem. to Wells in or bef. 1645, was there a man of distinct. as commiss. with Ezekiel Knight and Thomas Wheelwright, is call. "old Edmund L." d. 11 Dec. 1661, by his will of that date, gave good provis. to w. Ann, to eldest s. Francis, and other s. Anthony, Thomas, John, and youngest Francis, to ds. Elizabeth Wakefield, Mary Barrett, and Hannah L. His inv. show. œ588, 13, 4. The h. of Elizabeth was, I presume, John W. and of Mary was John B. FRANCIS, Wells, eldest s. of the preced. had been of Dover 1648, a leader in support of Mass. cause, rep. 1660, had tak. the o. 1653, With Francis, jr. Anthony, and Thomas, prob. his s. as may have been John. His d. Sarah m. John Wells, wh. came from Ipswich. A very curious story is told, that the parents of this man, in Eng. of wh. he was the eldest s. suppos. him d. as they in many yrs. heard not of him, call. ano. s. by the same name, wh. came over to Wells, in the time a little bef. the Commissnrs. of Mass. 1668, reinstated affairs, and they made him an officer. Of the value of the tradit. I judge not, but refer to Maine Hist. Coll. 1. 262; Hubbard, 600; and Hutch. L 266. FRANCIS, Woburn, had Mary, b. 14 Dec. 1646: and his w. Jane d. 6 days aft. JOHN, Dedham 1650, by w. Mary had Rebecca, b. 26 Mar. 1661; Experience, 7 or 17 Dec. 1659; John, 5 Oct. 1664; and Ebenezer, 13 Oct. 1669; was freem. 1671, liv. in that part which was incorp. as Wrentham. His w. d. 13 Jan. 1675, and he rem. JAMES, Wells, k. by the Ind. May 1690. JOHN, Wells 1656, constable 1661, made a lieut. in 1668 by the Commissnrs. who created Francis, jr. ensign; so that we may reckon him older, if a br. or superior in influence, if not. His d. Mary m. Matthew Austin. THOMAS, Dover 1648, aft. at Wells, sw. to Mass. in 1653, was there still in 1680, to sw. alleg. to the k. In the Bevis, from Southampton 1638, came Annis L. with six ch. she 38 yrs. old. | ||||||||||||
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