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      A merchant. Hon. William Phillips married Abigail Bromfield.²

     John Adams was born on 8 February 1690/91 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joseph Adams Jr. and Hannah Bass. He was a farmer.¹ John Adams married Susanna Boylston, daughter of Peter Boylston and Ann White, on 23 November 1734 in Brookline, Massachusetts. John Adams died on 25 May 1761 in Braintree, Massachusetts, at the age of 70.

     Susanna Boylston was born on 5 March 1708/9 in Brookline. She was the daughter of Peter Boylston and Ann White. Susanna Boylston married John Adams, son of Joseph Adams Jr. and Hannah Bass, on 23 November 1734 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Susanna Boylston married John Hall after 1761. Susanna Boylston died on 17 April 1797 in Quincy at the age of 88.

     Dorothy Bradstreet was born circa 1635 in Cambridge or Ipswich.² She was the daughter of Governor Simon Bradstreet and Ann Dudley.¹ Dorothy Bradstreet married Rev. Seaborn Cotton, son of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge, on 14 June 1654 in Andover.^3,2 Dorothy Bradstreet died on 26 February 1672 in Hampton, New Hampshire.²

     Rev. Seaborn Cotton was born on 12 August 1633 born on the Griffin while his parents were on their voyage to New England. (N.B. Diary p. 108 n. 21 gives the mother's name as Story).^2,3 He was the son of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge.¹ Rev. Seaborn Cotton was baptised on 6 September 1633 at Boston being two days after they arrived in Boston.^4,5 He graduated in 1651 from Harvard.⁶ He married firstly Dorothy Bradstreet, daughter of Governor Simon Bradstreet and Ann Dudley, on 14 June 1654 at Andover.^3,7 Rev. Seaborn Cotton was ordained in 1660 and until his death was minister at Hampton. He married secondly Prudence Wade, daughter of Jonathan Wade, on 9 July 1673.³ Rev. Seaborn Cotton died on 19 April 1686 in Hampton, New Hampshire, at the age of 52.³

     Rev. John Cotton was born on 8 May 1658 in Hampton, New Hampshire.² He was the son of Rev. Seaborn Cotton and Dorothy Bradstreet.¹ Rev. John Cotton graduated in 1678 from Harvard.² On Aug. 31, 1679, with his classmate and cousin, Cotton Mather, was admitted to the first church in Boston, then under the care of Increase Mather. He was chosen fellow of Harvard college, Aug. 9, 1681, and was made librarian of the college Nov. 7, 1681, probably continuing in the office till 1690, at which time his office as fellow expired. His father died April 19, 1686, and on Nov. 28, 1687, a committee of Hampton was chosen to treat with him in reference to settlement. After declining several invitations to be settled over the church, he finally accepted and was ordained Nov. 19, 1696, the church at that time consisting of ten male and fifteen female members. He was one of the four settled ministers in New Hampshire at the beginning of the eighteenth century. During his ministry two hundred and twenty persons were admitted to full communion and four hundred and seventy-eight were baptized.³ He married Anne Lake, daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake and Mary Goodyear, on 17 August 1686 in Salisbury.^3,4,5 Rev. John Cotton died on 27 March 1710 in Hampton, New Hampshire, at the age of 51 suddenly of apoplexy.³

     Anne Lake was born on 12 October 1663 in Boston.² She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake and Mary Goodyear.¹ Anne Lake married firstly Rev. John Cotton, son of Rev. Seaborn Cotton and Dorothy Bradstreet, on 17 August 1686 at Salisbury.^3,4,5 Anne Lake married secondly Rev. Increase Mather, son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt, in 1715.^1,4 Anne Lake died on 29 March 1737 in Brookline, Massachusetts, at the age of 73.⁶

      Of Boston. Capt. Thomas Lake was born in 1615 probably in Erby, Lincolnshire.² He was the son of Richard Lake and Anne Morelly.² Capt. Thomas Lake married Mary Goodyear, daughter of Stephen Goodyear, circa 1648 possibly in New Haven they had 11 children.³ Capt. Thomas Lake was killed by Indians on 14 August 1676 in Kennebec.²

     Mary Goodyear was born in England.³ She was the daughter of Stephen Goodyear.² Mary Goodyear married Capt. Thomas Lake, son of Richard Lake and Anne Morelly, circa 1648 possibly in New Haven they had 11 children.⁴ Mary Goodyear died in September 1705. She was buried on 8 September 1705 in Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston.³

     Mary Cotton was born on 5 November 1689 in Boston.^2,3 She was the daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Anne Lake.¹ Mary Cotton married Rev. John Whiting in 1712.^1,2

     Rev. John Whiting graduated in 1700 from Harvard.¹ He married Mary Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Anne Lake, in 1712.^1,2

     Dorothy Cotton was born on 16 July 1693 in Hampton, New Hampshire.² She was the daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Anne Lake.¹ Dorothy Cotton married Rev. Nathaniel Gookin, son of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin and Hannah Savage, on 21 December 1710 in Hampton, New Hampshire.^1,3,2 Dorothy Cotton died on 12 May 1748 in Kingston, New Hampshire, at the age of 54.²

      Minister of Hampton, New Hampshire. Rev. Nathaniel Gookin was born on 15 February 1687 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, (15 April according to Thwing).^3,4,5 He was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Gookin and Hannah Savage.² Rev. Nathaniel Gookin graduated in 1703 from Harvard.¹ He was ordained on 15 November 1710 at Hampton, New Hampshire.⁶ He married Dorothy Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Anne Lake, on 21 December 1710 in Hampton, New Hampshire.^1,7,5 Rev. Nathaniel Gookin died on 28 August 1734 in Hampton, New Hampshire, at the age of 47 (or 25 Aug) of a slow fever.^2,7

     Rev. Increase Mather was born on 21 June 1639 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.¹ He pursued his studies under the Rev. John Norton of Boston, and graduated from Harvard in 1656. He at once began preaching and delivered sermons in Dorchester, at his father's church. In 1657 he joined his brother Nathaniel in England. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1658, and preached until his return to Boston, 1661. On May 27, 1664, he became pastor of the North church, Boston, of which his brother Samuel (1626-71) had been the first pastor. During his pastorate the discussion arose as to the right of non-communicants to bring their children to baptism, and Mr. Mather united with President Chauncy and John Davenport in opposing the "half-way covenant" established by the general synod, but he subsequently consented to it in a modified form. He was the prime mover of the "Reforming Synod" called by the General Court Sept. 10, 1678, to consider "what are the evils that have provoked the Lord to bring his judgment on New England." The judgments were: King Philip's war; the small-pox; the fires of 1676 and 1679, and a general falling away from the strict notions and habits of the first settlers.
In 1681, upon the death of President Oakes of Harvard, he was offered and declined the presidency. He officiated, however, until the election of John Rogers in 1649, and upon Rogers's death, in 1685, he was requested by the overseers to act as president until further settlement could he made. In 1683, upon the threatened withdrawal of the charter of Massachusetts, he was foremost in advocating its retention. The agents of the general court consequently became Mather's bitter enemies. He was selected as agent to lay the grievances of the colony before the King upon the annulment of the charter, and remained abroad as colonial agent, 1688-92. His expenses meanwhile greatly exceeded his compensation and he was obliged to pledge his property. The result of his labors was a charter uniting Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Maine, and the territory from Sagadahoc to the eastern extremity of Nova Scotia. Sir William Phips was nominated governor, and he with Mather returned to Boston, May 14, 1692. A vote of thanks was tendered him by the lower house for his faithful endeavors to serve his country. He was instrumental in promoting the union between the Presbyterians and Congregationalists; obtained a confirmation of the charter of Harvard college in 1685, and in 1692 he obtained from the general assembly an act incorporating the college. By this act, wherein Mather was made president, the college was enabled to confer degrees, particularly those of bachelor and doctor of theology, In 1701 he withdrew from the office and was succeeded by Samuel Willard. He devoted the remainder of his life to philanthropy and to literature. In April, 1715, he received a unanimous invitation from the ministers of the province to represent them at the coronation of King George I., but advancing years led him to decline. "He had great faith in signs and prodigies," and delivered discourses concerning earthquakes, inundations, wars and other calamitous events. He was also a firm believer in witchcraft, and assisted his son Cotton in publishing his books on the subject. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1692, it being the first degree of the kind conferred in America.
He is the author of: Life and Death of Rev. Richard Mather (1670); Important Truths about Conversion (1674); A Discourse Concerning Baptism and the Consecration of Churches (1675); A History of the War with the Indians (1676, new ed., 1862); A Relation of Troubles of New England from the Indians (1677, new ed., 1864); Cometographia, or a Discourse Concerning Comets (1683); Remarkable Providences (1684, new ed., 1856); Several Papers Relating to the State of New England (1690); Dying Pastor's Legacy (1722).³ Rev. Increase Mather married Maria Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge, on 16 March 1661/62 in Dorchester ?.² Rev. Increase Mather married secondly Anne Lake, daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake and Mary Goodyear, in 1715.^1,4 Rev. Increase Mather died on 23 August 1723 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 84.²

     Rev. Richard Mather was born in 1596 in Lowton, in the parish of Winwick, Liverpool.^3,2 He was the son of Thomas Mather and Margaret (Unknown).² Rev. Richard Mather married Katharine Holt, daughter of Edmund Holt, on 29 September 1624 in Bury, Lancashire.⁴ Rev. Richard Mather married Sarah Hankredge on 26 August 1656 in Boston, Massachusetts.^4,5 Rev. Richard Mather died on 22 April 1669 in Dorchester.³

     Katharine Holt was the daughter of Edmund Holt.² Katharine Holt is also recorded as Katherine Hoult.³ She married Rev. Richard Mather, son of Thomas Mather and Margaret (Unknown), on 29 September 1624 in Bury, Lancashire.⁴ Katharine Holt died in 1655 in Bury, Lancashire.⁴

     Nathaniel Mather was born on 20 March 1630 in England.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.¹ Nathaniel Mather graduated in 1647 from Harvard.³ Was vicar of Barnstable, Devon, 1656-1662, pastor of the English Church in Rotterdam, his brother's successor in Dublin 1671-1688, and then until his death pastor of a church in London.³ He died on 26 July 1697 at the age of 67.²

     Maria Cotton was born in 1641/42.⁴ She was the daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge.^2,3 Maria Cotton married Rev. Increase Mather, son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt, on 16 March 1661/62 in Dorchester ?.⁵ Maria Cotton died on 4 April 1714.⁵

     Rev. John Cotton was born on 4 December 1585 in Derby, England.² He was the son of Roland Cotton and Mary Hulbert.² He studied at Trinity College and obtained a fellowship at Emmanuel, where he became head lecturer, dean, and catechist, and while there was urged to join the Puritans. He was a minister of the Established church at Boston, Lincolnshire, 1612, where he was suspended by the bishop for refusing to conform to some of the ceremonies of the church, but as the majority of his people sustained him he was restored.
For twenty years he educated young men for the ministry and carried on numerous reforms. Upon the accession of Bishop Laud dissensions again arose and he fled to London, not wishing to appear before the court, and finally embarked for America, arriving in Boston, Mass., in 1633. He was almost immediately chosen teacher in the first church in Boston under John Wilson, pastor, and he retained connection with that church until his death. He at first encouraged Anne Hutchinson in her Antinomian doctrines but afterward opposed her. In 1642, with Hooker and Davenport, he was invited to assist the assembly of divines at Westminster in organizing a church government for New England, but was dissuaded from going by Hooker, who sought to frame a system himself. He maintained the right of civil authority over religious matters and was the clerical head of the Puritan commonwealth with the Bible as its basis and the meeting-house as its court room. He had a famous controversy with Roger Williams on the rights of the civil authorities. He introduced in New England the custom of making the Sabbath observances extend from evening to evening, and was largely instrumental in securing Boston Common to posterity.
His descendants in Boston caused to be erected in St. Botolph's church, Boston, England, in 1857 a tablet to his memory, with a Latin inscription written by Edward Everett. He published: Set Forms of Prayer (1642); The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and the Power Thereof (1644); The Bloody Tenent Washed and Made White in the Blood of the Lamb (1647); and Milk for Babes Drawn out of the Breasts of both Testaments chiefly for the Spiritual Nourishment of Boston Babes in Either England, but may be of use for any Children (1646). See Mather's Magnalia and Norton's Life and Death of Mr. John Cotton (London, 1648, Boston, 1834).² Rev. John Cotton married first Elizabeth Horrocks say 1610 there were no children of this marriage. Rev. John Cotton married secondly Sarah Hankredge on 25 April 1632 at Boston, Lincolnshire.³ Rev. John Cotton died on 23 December 1652 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 67 he was buried in the King's Chapel Burying-ground.^2,4

     Rev. Cotton Mather was born on 12 February 1663 in Boston, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton.¹ He graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1678, A.M., 1681; taught school, 1678-85, meanwhile studying theology. An impediment in his speech caused him to devote himself to the study of medicine, but by constant effort he overcame the difficulty and resumed his theological studies. He preached his first sermon in his grandfather's church at Dorchester, Mass., Aug. 22, 1680; and declined a call to New Haven, Conn., in 1681. He was ordained assistant pastor of the North Church, Boston, Mass., as a colleague with his father, May 13, 1685.
He was actively connected with the persecutions of the alleged "witches," and published Memorable Providences relating to Witchcraft and Possessions in 1685, the tendency of which was to increase the excitement. In 1688 he was one of the four ministers that held a day of fasting and prayer for the affected children of John Goodwin of Boston, and he took the eldest daughter to his house in order to observe and prescribe for her strange actions. He became the foremost adviser and wrote Wonders of the Invisible World, being an account of the trials of several witches (1692) concerning the supposed phenomena. During this "reign of terror" two hundred persons were accused, one hundred and fifty imprisoned, nineteen hanged, one pressed to death, and twenty-eight condemned but not punished. When the popular reaction followed he was severely criticised and charged with being its "chief cause, promoter and agent." It was further charged that he "favored the prosecutions for witchcraft, countenanced the executions by his presence, and in various ways urged the terrible work of blood." Several vindications of Mather have been written, including one by William Poole. He partly discovered his error near the close of his life. He was in advance of his age in his method of treatment of the afflicted whether in body or mind. On the fall of the delusion, Mather's influence, which had been great, began to decline, until at length he became the object of much ridicule. He was three times married. He was almost fanatically religious, having been surrounded by holy influences and imbued with the spirit of devotion from early childhood. He composed forms of ejaculatory prayer for use on occasions, and kept weekly fasts, prostrating himself on the floor of his study. He was one of the commissioners for Indian affairs; was an advocate of Christian missions and projected a Society of Peacemakers, to compose and prevent differences and to divert lawsuits. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him by Glasgow University in 1710. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1713, being the first American so honored. His correspondents included scientists and literary men in all parts of the world. Besides his works on witchcraft he is the author of: Magnalia Christi Americana (1702; 2 vols., 1820; 2d ed., 2 vols., 1875); Psalterium Americanum, being an exact metrical translation of the Psalms in prose (1718); Biblia Americana, or Sacred Scripture of the Old and New Testaments (MS.), besides numerous other publications, both in prose and verse. His works are extremely rare, the most extensive collections having been made by the British museum and the Bodleian library at Oxford, the Brinley collection was the best in the United States, and was sold in New York city in 1879.⁴ Rev. Cotton Mather married firstly Abigail Phillips, daughter of John Phillips, on 4 May 1686 at Charlestown before Major Richards (Mr. Russell and Capt. Hutchinson also present).^5,2 Rev. Cotton Mather married secondly Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Dr. John Clark, on 18 August 1703.^3,4 Rev. Cotton Mather married thirdly Lydia Lee, daughter of Rev. Samuel Lee and Martha? (Unknown), on 5 July 1715.^3,4 Rev. Cotton Mather died on 13 February 1728 in Boston at the age of 65 of his 15 children only two survived him.³ He was buried in Copps Hill burial-ground.³

     Sarah Hankredge is also recorded as Sarah Hawkridge. She is also recorded as Hawkred.² She was born in 1601.³ She married firstly William Story before 1632.⁴ Sarah Hankredge married secondly Rev. John Cotton, son of Roland Cotton and Mary Hulbert, on 25 April 1632 at Boston, Lincolnshire.⁴ Sarah Hankredge married thirdly Rev. Richard Mather, son of Thomas Mather and Margaret (Unknown), on 26 August 1656 in Boston, Massachusetts.^5,4 Sarah Hankredge died on 27 May 1676 in Boston, Massachusetts.⁴

     Rev. Samuel Mather was born on 13 May 1626 in Wooton, Lancashire.³ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² The first fellow of Harvard College who was a graduate, chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1650-1662 and pastor (1656-1671, excepting suspension in 1660-1662) of St. Nicholas's in Dublin.² Rev. Samuel Mather died on 29 October 1671 in Dublin, Ireland, at the age of 45.¹

     Rev. Eleazar Mather was born on 13 May 1637 in Dorchester.¹ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Rev. Eleazar Mather graduated in 1656 from Harvard.² After preaching in North Hampton, Massachusetts, for three years, became in 1661 pastor of the church there.² He married Esther Warham, daughter of Rev. John Warham, on 29 September 1659 in Windsor, Connecticut.³ Rev. Eleazar Mather died on 24 July 1669 in Northampton at the age of 32.¹

     Timothy Mather was born in 1628 in England.¹ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Timothy Mather married secondly Elizabeth Weeks on 20 March 1678 at Dorchester.^1,3 Timothy Mather died on 14 January 1684 in Dorchester from a fall.¹

     Joseph Mather was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Joseph Mather died young.¹

     Abigail Phillips was born in 1670.³ She was the daughter of John Phillips.² Abigail Phillips married Rev. Cotton Mather, son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton, on 4 May 1686 in Charlestown before Major Richards (Mr. Russell and Capt. Hutchinson also present).^4,3 Abigail Phillips died in 1702.¹

     Elizabeth Clark was the daughter of Dr. John Clark.³ Elizabeth Clark married firstly Richard Hubbard on 9 November 1697 at Ipswich.⁴ Elizabeth Clark married secondly Rev. Cotton Mather, son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton, on 18 August 1703.^1,2 Elizabeth Clark died on 8 November 1713.³

     Samuel Mather was born on 30 October 1706 in Boston.² He was the son of Rev. Cotton Mather and Elizabeth Clark.¹ Samuel Mather graduated in 1723 from Harvard.¹ Was pastor of the North Church, Boston, from 1732 to 1742, when, owing to a dispute among his congregation over revivals, he resigned to take charge of a church established for him in North Bennett Street.¹ He died on 27 June 1785 in Boston at the age of 78.²

     (stillborn girl) Emerson died in 1897.¹ She was born in 1897.¹ She was the daughter of Edward L. Emerson and Nellie Gee.¹

     Marion E. Emerson was born in 1904 in New Hampshire.^1,2 She was the daughter of Edward L. Emerson and Nellie Gee.¹