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his will there in 1673. His wife's name was Martha (Lake perhaps, see Felt's History of Ipswich p. 160;) had two sons Isaac and Samuel and two Ds. Martha and Mary, and perhaps other children.Samuel lived in E. B., but there is no account of his family.Martha m. Thomas Snell.Mary m. John Winchcomb of Boston, and she made her will in 1717, and mentions her cousins, (nephews), Thomas Harris and Isaac Harris, her sister Martha Snell, and cousin, (niece), Jane Smith Smith [sic].No certain account of Thomas.
Thomas Harris of Boston made his will 1714, mentioning his wife Giles, and ss. Thomas and John, and D. Elizabeth, and his sister Dorothy Skelton of London. There was also a Thomas there, who was d. in 1715, leaving a wid. Rebecca and a s. Benjamin, and Ds. Jane, Rebecca, and Mehitabel.Thomas Harris there m. Susanna Cornish 1713, whether either of these was son or g. s. of Arthur is not ascertained.Abner Harris there m. Elizabeth Lawrence 1709.Sir Arthur Harris of Stowlord, Devonshire, Eng. 1673.Daniel and William Harris "said to be from Boston," were among the first settlers of Middletown, Conn., 1670. Among the letters remaining, in the Post Office at Montgomery (Ala.) 1821, were one to Wm. Harris, one to Joshua Harris, and another to Arthur Harris Esq.James Harris, who m. Elizabeth, D. of Guido Bailey 1693, and afterwards Elizabeth Irish 1696, may have been Arthur's son; he appears at Scituate and then at Taunton, now Easton 1696.
2. Isaac (s. of Arthur 1) m. Mercy, D. of Robert Latham, and had Arthur, Isaac, Samuel, Desire, Jane 1671, Susanna, Mary, Mercy 1680, Benjamin, and Martha; the 2 last were by Mary, a 2d wife, D. of Robert Dunbar of Hingham and sister of Peter Dunbar.He and his w. both d. a. 1707.Desire m. John Kingman.Jane m. first James Dunbar, who d. 1690, and afterwards Pelatiah Smith.Susanna m. Jeremiah Newland 1696.Mary m. Daniel Packard 1713.Arthur probably d. at sea; he wrote to his brother Isaac from an Eng. ship 1703, which is the last time he was heard of.Mercy m. Josiah Sears probably and d. 1720, æ. 40.
3. Isaac (s. of Isaac 2) m. Jane, D. of Caleb Cook of Plymouth, (now Kingston probably) 1707; they were m. at Scituate; he had Arthur 1708, Abner 1710, Anne 1712, Elizabeth 1714, Jane 1716; his wife d. and he m. Elizabeth, D. of Joseph Shaw, and wid. of Noah Washburn 1719, and had Isaac 1720.Anne m. John Holman 1734.Jane m. James Johnson, who removed to Middleton, Conn.In the division of the estate among the heirs in 1740, Elizabeth and Isaac are not mentioned and therefore it is probable they d. young.
4. Samuel (s. of Isaac 2) m. Abigail Harden 1710, and had Susanna, Abigail, Mary 1725, Seth 1726, Samuel 1728, the father
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