Mary married Robert STEVENS on 3 Jan 1745 in Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts. Robert (son of Nicholas STEPHENS and Anne SPUR) was born about 1724 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 6 Dec 1791 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ann STEVENS was born on 23 Nov 1746 in Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts; was christened on 23 Nov 1746 in Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts; and died.
2. Mary STEVENS was born on 2 May 1749 in Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts; was christened on 2 May 1749 in Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 8 Oct 1823 in Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts.

John married Marcey JONES on 26 Sep 1723 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Marcey (daughter of Adam JONES and Mary BAKER) was born on 21 Jun 1703 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 15 May 1786 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Rebecca Pierce WILBORE on 28 Aug 1684 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Shadrack WILBORE and Mary DEAN) was born on 13 Jan 1665; died on 30 Aug 1727. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Adam Jones was originally of Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts and
in 1732 was mentioned as a Yeoman in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Adam must have lived neat to a road being planned by the Town ofPlymouth, as his land is mentioned in the following report:
Wee the subscribers, Selectmen of the Town of Plimouth, being desiredby some of the proprietors of Agawame to lay out some wayes within sdpropiety and we accordingly went & laid out ye ways ffollowing on ye 3rdDay of october 1717
The lower Way That leads out of the Neck & soe along by Adam Joneshouse Begins at A white oak bush marked standing on Samuel Kings landabout seaven or Eight rod from ye Corner of Giffords fence & from sd bushto A White oak Tree standing neere a llittle swomp and from Thence to ared oak Tree marked standing neere a slough in ferrens land and fromThence To a maple Tree marked & from Then To a pine Tree marked Which isThe corner Bounds of Warrens lot and from Thence by Warrens lot till itcoms To a pine tree marked standing by Muddy Cove & from Theace Cross yoCove To a red oake Tree Which is Warrens bound marke and from Thence to Astake Which is The Corner Bounds of Bates his land and ffrom Thence To apine tree marked standing by ye Way that leads from swifts to Jones andfrom Thence as The Way now goes to a red oak tree marked standing bylittle herring river and from Thence to a stake sett in the ground betwensd herring river and Adam Jons house and Thence by sd Jons fence Tell itcoms to a pine tree marked and from Thence to a pine tree marked :11:Which is the corner bounds of sd Jons old lot & from Thence by ye raingeof Trees marked at ye heads of the lots Till it coms To ye Way that leadsfrom Rochester To Sandwich There being a pine Tree marked and from thencethe Way to goe as it now goes to Red brook and the sd Way is to be Twerods With A Way laid out of Two rods Wide To Goe to ye Burail yard Tobegin at a stake sett in The ground betwen the course of Warrens houseand from sd stake to a red oak Tree marked standing in Warrens rainge andfrom Thence To a stake sett in the ground and from Thence to ye landWhich is laid out for A bural yard.
Alice Hunter and Adam Jones of Plymouth were fined for having a"bastard child" in September, 1704 (Plymouth 1:274)

Adam married Mary BAKER on 26 Oct 1699 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Samuel BAKER, Rev. and Fear ROBINSON) was born about 1680 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as a head of household at the beginning of King Philip's War.

Testimony in Court of Taunton, Bristol Co., Mass on March 27, 1699: "Mr.John Hathway & John Richmond, sen, both of Taunton being of lawful age,testifieth that whereas one John Gingell was in Taunton in or about theyear 1639, on in the year 1640 and about that time went from Taunton andwas never since in said Taunton as we ever saw or heard of. And that Mr.Richard Williams late of Taunton deceased hath demanded and receivedlands upon the right of the sid John Gingell for about fifty six yearsand further saith not. In Taunton, in Bristol county, March the 27th,1699, the above said John Hathaway and John Richmond made oat to theabove written evidence before me, Thomas Leonard, Justice"

John married Martha SHEPHARD about 1649 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of John SHEPHARD and Margaret SQUIRES) was born about 1629 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts; died between 1685 and 1695 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shadrach served for nearly 33 years as town clerk of Taunton. In 1687,during the Andros regime, he was imprisoned in Boston for a time for"scandalous, factious and seditious writing". He was released afterapologizing, in a document in which he also mentioned his "great familyof children" and the coldness of that time of the year (November). Thevillage showed their appreciation of his efforts on their behalf bygranting him 100 acres of land.

Shadrach was mentioned many times in the History of Tauton. He was saidto have the finest penmanship. He was arrested at one point and thrown inprison for writing a position paper that disagreed with the RoyalGovernment concerning taxation. He left a will that mentions all of hischildren and his daughter Rebecca specifically, calling her "the wife ofAbraham Hathaway".

In 1668, Shadrach, John Hathaway and others were proprietors of theTauton North Purchase which had been made from the Wampanoag Indians.They are on record as selling two 100 acre plots of land to be used tostart the Chartley Iron Works, to James and Leonard. This iron works waslater known as the Leonard Works of Norton.

Shadrack married Mary DEAN about 1662 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Walter DEANE and Eleanor STRONG) was born on 24 Feb 1643 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Mar 1691 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Fear ROBINSON on 30 Sep 1664 in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Fear (daughter of Isaac ROBINSON and Margaret HANFORD) was born on 26 Jan 1646 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1704 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]