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THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON.

Nathaniel,4 b. May 24, 1697; m. Abigail Smith; children, Abigail, Dorothy, Nathaniel,5 John.

Nathaniel,5 b. May 9, 1728; m. Mary Heath; children, Sarah, Nathaniel,6 Peleg,6 Comfort, Mary, Abigail.

Nathaniel,6 m. Mrs. Olive (Bliss) Goff; children, Dorothy, Rosana, Olive, John, Lucinda, Comfort, Cyrene, Nathaniel, Paschal, 1796.

Peleg,6 m. Joanna Viall; children, Mary and Sarah R. m. Thomas Allin; Keziah,6 b. 1782, m. John W. Bicknell; Joanna m. Dr. Theoph. Hutchins; Pamelia, Fanny, Almira, Abigail m. Dr. Jacob Fuller, of Providence. It is said Peleg was at Lexington as sergeant in 1775. He enlisted April 21, 1777, as corporal, and stationed at Tiverton, R. I., Capt. Nathaniel Carpenter's Company, John Hathaway's Reg., 23 days; May 13, 1777, again enlisted Captain Carpenter's Company, Josiah Whiting's Reg., marched to Rehoboth and from Rehoboth to South Kingston, R. I.; discharged July 5, 1777; was corporal at this time July 27, and again Aug. 1 to 9, 1780; was sergeant in Capt. Jabez Bullock's Company, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Reg., under General Heath; marched to Tiverton, R. I., July 22, 1780.

Keziah Paine; m. John W. Bicknell, lived in Barrington at the Bowen Tavern stand near the Congregational meeting-house. Children:

1. George Willson, b. Nov. 7, 1807; m. Abigail Rawson.

2. Amanda, b. Nov. 18, 1809; m, Samuel B. Cooper.

3. Otis Paine, b. June 10, 1813; m. Miss Wells.

4. Edwin, b. July 18, 1814; m. Miss Fisher.

5. Almira Paine, b. June 1, 1816; m. R. P. Crane.

6. Charles H., b. March 7, 1818; m. Eliza Goodhue.

7. Andrew H., b. Feb. 6, 1820; d. unmarried.

8. Martha Wilson, b. April 19, 1822; d. unmarried.

9. Anna Maria, b. April 19, 1825; d. unmarried.

10. Rebeccah Warren, adopted; m. Mr. Dickey.

Thomas Willett was associated with the Leyden congregation in Holland in 1629, and came to Plymouth in the ship Lion, 1632 or 33; m. Mary Brown, dau. of Hon. John Brown, July 6, 1636; children Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1637, m. Rev. Samuel Hooker; Martha, b. Aug. 6, 1639, m. John Saffin, lawyer and judge of Scituate, Boston, and Bristol; John, b. Aug. 21, 1641, m. Abigail Collins, 1663, and died soon after; Sarah, b. May 4, 1643, m. John Eliot, son of the Apostle, John Eliot; Rebecca, b. Dec. 2, 1644, d. at age of 7; Thomas, b. Oct. 1, 1646; Esther, b. July 6, 1647, m. Rev. Josiah Flint of Dorchester, and d. July 26, 1737; James, b. Nov. 23, 1649, m. Elizabeth Hunt; Hezekiah, b. July 26, 1651, d. infant; Hezekiah, b. Nov. 7, 1650, m. Anna (or Andia) Brown, dau. of John Brown, Jr., Jan. 7, 1675, and was murdered by the Indians at Wannamoisett July 1, 1676; David, b. Nov. 1, 1654, d. young; Andrew, b. Oct. 5, 1655, m. Ann Coddington; Samuel, b. Oct. 27, 1658, m.; had 13 children; Mary Willett, d. Jan 8, 1669. Thomas, Sen., m. (2) Mrs.