Lydia 1755, Betty 1758, Susanna 1761.   His wife d. and he m. Mehitabel, wid. of David French and D. of Samuel Pratt, 1782; he d. 1805, æ. 85; she d. 1804, æ. 65.—One D. m. a Palmer.—Sarah m. Ebenezer Colwell 1769.— Hannah m. John Pool of H. 1777.—Betty m. Capt. Nathaniel Soper of Hanson 1782.—Benjamin m. Ruth, wid. of Jacob Washburn, 1805, and had Benjamin, who m. a D. of Timothy Harlow.

   PRYOR OR PRIOR.—John Pryor (probably from Duxbury, and s. of Joseph, who d. there 1692) settled early in E. B.; m. Bethiah, d. of Samuel Allen, and had Joseph, Hannah, Sarah, Bethiah, and d. 1742.   Hannah m. William Phillips 1718.—Sarah m. Theodosius Moore 1725.

   2.   Joseph (s. of John above) m. Ann Moore, and had Isaac 1726, Mary 1729, Martha 1736, Sarah 1739; he d., and his wid. m. James Allen.—Mary m. Joseph Latham 1748.—Martha m. John Hammer 1760.—Sarah m. Josiah Fobes Jr. 1766 and then John Eaton of M. 1780, and afterwards Joseph Bassett 1796; and she d. 1839, æ. 100.—Eliphaz Pryor of Dux. m. Hannah, D. of Josiah Howard.

   They all descended probably from Thomas Pryor of Scit., who d. 1639, leaving Sam’l and Thomas in Eng., and Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary, John and Daniel here.

   RAMSDELL.—Nathaniel Ramsdell (from Pembroke) settled in E. B., and m. Mary D. of Joshua Pratt, 1753, and had Daniel 1754, Matthew 1756, James 1758, Joseph, 1761.   Daniel m. Elizabeth Buck, and had Betsy 1777, and d. 1779; and his w. m. Ebenezer Noyes 1795.—Matthew m. Mary, and James m. Eunice, Ds. of Jonathan Allen of Braintree, and both went to Cummington.—Joseph m. Lydia Gloyd of A. 1787, and had Nathaniel 1789, Nancy 1791, Lydia 1794, Mary 1797, Joseph 1806.   Nathaniel m. Sally, D. of Josiah Johnson, 1812.—Nancy and Lydia m. David Brown 1812 and 1818.—Mary m. John P. Reed 1816.

   Mary m. William Whiting 1748.—Gideon m. Sarah Farrington 1736.—Samuel had Gershom 1750, Martha 1752, in E. B.—Joseph had Sarah 1749 in E. B.—Simeon's w. d. in E. B. 1781.—John m. Hannah Allen 1784.—Charles m. Betty Tirrell 1783.—Lot m. Lucinda Gannett 1794.—Noah m. Hitty Whitmarsh 1790.   Lucy m. James Dorrein 1797.—Levi of Milton m. Amie Dunbar 1801.—Noah m. Betsy Allen 1818.—This name was sometimes written Ramsden on early records.

   RATCHFORD.—James Ratchford, or Radsford, was early in E. B., (Hanson now perhaps), and m. Margaret Balls 1738, and had James 1739, Thomas 1741, William 1748, John 1750, Walter 1752.

   RATHBURN.—Rev. Valentine Wightman Rathburn settled in W. B. over the Baptist Society; his wife Hepzibah; he had