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     Nathaniel Goodwin was born on 14 May 1724 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of John Goodwin and Mercy Roby.¹ Nathaniel Goodwin married Lydia LeBaron, daughter of Lazarus LeBaron and Lydia Bartlett, on 25 Dec 1746 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^4,5 Nathaniel Goodwin died on 23 May 1771 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 47.^6,1 He was buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
Gravestone Inscription:
Here lies Interrd the Body of Mr Nathaniel Goodwin who departed this Life ye Twenty third Day of May one Thousand seven hundred and seventy one in ye forty eight year of his Age..^7,1

     Lydia LeBaron was born on 3 Dec 1724.^2,1 She was the daughter of Lazarus LeBaron and Lydia Bartlett.¹ Lydia LeBaron married Nathaniel Goodwin, son of John Goodwin and Mercy Roby, on 25 Dec 1746 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^3,4 Lydia LeBaron died on 24 Mar 1801 at age 76.^5,1 She was buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
Gravestone Inscription:
In memory of Mrs Lydia Goodwin Relict of Mr Nathaniel Goodwin Died March 24th 1801 aged 76 years..⁵
     As of 1746,her married name was Goodwin.

     John Goodwin was born on 14 Jul 1699 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^2,1 He was the son of Nathaniel Goodwin and Elizabeth Eames.¹ John Goodwin married Mercy Roby on 18 Sep 1722 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^3,4 John Goodwin died in 1730.¹ He was buried at Copp's Hill, Massachusetts.⁵

     Mercy Roby was born in 1704.¹ She married John Goodwin, son of Nathaniel Goodwin and Elizabeth Eames, on 18 Sep 1722 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^2,3
     Mercy Roby was also known as Mercy Robie. As of 1722,her married name was Goodwin.

     Nathaniel Goodwin was born on 24 Feb 1672.^2,3,4 He was the son of John Goodwin and Martha Lathrop.¹ He was baptized on 26 Mar 1676 at Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^5,2 Nathaniel Goodwin married Elizabeth Eames on 9 Jan 1695/96 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^6,1 Nathaniel Goodwin died a 1753.^7,8
     Nathaniel,a bricklayer, sold land in the northerly end of Boston to James Varney, a mason, for £95.⁹ He was among 840 claimants on 26 Apr 1733 who petitioned the General Court to create new townships.¹⁰

     Elizabeth Eames married Nathaniel Goodwin, son of John Goodwin and Martha Lathrop, on 9 Jan 1695/96 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^2,1
     Her married name was Goodwin.

     John Goodwin was born in 1647.^3,2 He married Martha Lathrop, daughter of Benjamin Lathrop and Martha (?), on 2 Dec 1669 at Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^4,5,1,2 John Goodwin died on 21 Jun 1712.^6,7,8 He was buried at Copp's Hill, Massachusetts, The gravestone reads:
Here lyes buried / the Body of JOHN GOODWIN / Aged 65 years / departed this life June ye 1st 1712.⁶
     He removed to Boston, where four of his children in 1688, being possessed with a spirit of childish mischief, sadly perplexed and befooled Cotton Mather, so as to cause Mrs. Glover, the washerwoman, to be convicted of a deal with the devil, and hanged, as in his Magnalia [396—403] is told. By these infant instructors the learned author was adequately prepared for the honors he gained in the doleful tragedies of 1692, enacted at Salem.⁹ Upon John's death, his estate was administered by Martha Goodwin on 28 Jul 1714.¹⁰

     Martha Lathrop was born on 3 Nov 1652.^3,4 She was the daughter of Benjamin Lathrop and Martha (?)^5,1,2 Martha Lathrop was baptized on 5 Aug 1660 at Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^6,7 She married John Goodwin on 2 Dec 1669 at Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.^5,8,1,2 Martha Lathrop died on 26 Sep 1728 at age 75.^9,10,2 She was buried at Copp's Hill, Massachusetts, The gravestone reads:
Here lyes buried ye Body of / MRS MARTHA PEARSON / formerly ye wife of / MR JOHN GOODWIN / Aged 76 years who departed this life / Sept ye 26 1728.⁹
     As of 1669,her married name was Goodwin. Martha Goodwin was admitted to church membership on 12 Mar 1676 in the First Church, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.¹¹ She were appointed to handle John Goodwin's estate on 28 Jul 1714.¹²

     Edward Thayer Abbott was born on 30 Jan 1844 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4,5 He was the son of Ziba Abbott and Elizabeth Thayer.⁶ Edward Thayer Abbott married Margaret Daisy Cushing, daughter of Oliver Edwards Cushing and Mary Bass Edson, on 4 Apr 1883 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,7,1 Edward Thayer Abbott died on 15 Sep 1895 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 51.^8,9

     Margaret Daisy Cushing was born on 23 Jul 1857 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3 She was the daughter of Oliver Edwards Cushing and Mary Bass Edson.² Margaret Daisy Cushing married Edward Thayer Abbott, son of Ziba Abbott and Elizabeth Thayer, on 4 Apr 1883 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^4,5,1 Margaret Daisy Cushing died in Mar 1944 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 86.¹
     Her married name was Abbott.

     Ziba Abbott was born on 11 Nov 1800 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4,1 He was the son of Daniel Colby Abbott and Patience Coburn.¹ Ziba Abbott married Elizabeth Thayer, daughter of Nathan Thayer and Hannah Jewett, on 16 May 1833 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,6 Ziba Abbott died on 16 Feb 1878 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 77.^7,8

     Elizabeth Thayer was born a 12 Feb 1811 at Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.^2,3,4 She was the daughter of Nathan Thayer and Hannah Jewett.⁵ Elizabeth Thayer married Ziba Abbott, son of Daniel Colby Abbott and Patience Coburn, on 16 May 1833 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,7 Elizabeth Thayer died on 4 Feb 1880 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^8,9
     As of 1833,her married name was Abbott.

     Oliver Edwards Cushing was born on 12 Mar 1829 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4,1 He was the son of Stephen Cushing and Ethalinda Edwards.⁵ Oliver Edwards Cushing married Mary Bass Edson, daughter of John Edson and Mary Ann Bass, on 7 Sep 1853 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^5,1 Oliver Edwards Cushing died on 17 Jan 1890 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 60.^6,1
     Oliver was employed as a a mechanical engineer.⁵

     Mary Bass Edson was born on 21 Jan 1829 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Neice of Rev. Theodore Edson, 1st rector of St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Lowell.^2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of John Edson and Mary Ann Bass.⁷ Mary Bass Edson married Oliver Edwards Cushing, son of Stephen Cushing and Ethalinda Edwards, on 7 Sep 1853 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^8,1 Mary Bass Edson died on 30 Oct 1917 at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 88.¹
     Her married name was Cushing.

     Nathan Thayer was born on 6 Jul 1781 at Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4 He was the son of Elijah Thayer and Sarah Robbinson.¹ Nathan Thayer married Hannah Jewett, daughter of Dea. Stephen Jewett Jr. and Elizabeth Pool, in 1807.¹ Nathan Thayer died in Oct 1830 at age 49.¹

     Daniel Colby Abbott was born in 1766.¹ He was the son of Solomon Abbott and Hannah Colby.¹ Daniel Colby Abbott married Patience Coburn, daughter of Aaron Coburn Jr. and Phoebe Harris, on 20 May 1792 in Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,1 Daniel Colby Abbott died on 18 Sep 1842 at Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^3,1

     Mary Norcross was born on 11 Apr 1784 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Nathaniel Norcross and Anna Ward.^7,1 Mary Norcross married Edward Fisher, son of Joseph Fisher and Mary Everett.⁸ Mary Norcross died on 27 Mar 1872 at Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 87.^9,10 She was buried at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹
     Her married name was Fisher.

     Nathaniel Norcross was born on 30 Jun 1746 at Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4 He married Anna Ward, daughter of James Ward, on 22 May 1783.^5,1 Nathaniel Norcross died on 29 Nov 1834 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 88.⁴

     Anna Ward was born on 11 Feb 1762 at Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,3 She was the daughter of James Ward.⁴ Anna Ward married Nathaniel Norcross on 22 May 1783.^1,4
     Anna Ward was also known as Nancy Ward.⁴ Her married name was Norcross.

     Abraham Hammatt Jr. was born on 13 Feb 1750 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Capt. Abraham Hammatt and Lucy Howland.^1,4 Marriage intentions for Abraham Hammatt Jr. and Priscilla LeBaron were published on 26 Nov 1774 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^5,6 Abraham Hammatt Jr. and Priscilla LeBaron have also been reported to have been married on 14 Sep 1774. However, their marriage intentions were not published until 26 Nov 1774, according to Plymouth vital records. So it is unclear where the September date came from.^2,4 Abraham Hammatt Jr. died on 13 Oct 1797 at age 47.^7,1,8 He was buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
Gravestone Inscription:
"In This sacred spot Are deposited the remains of Capt Abraham Hammatt Who died of a malignant Fever October 13th 1797 Ætatis 47 And of his daughter Sophia who on the Fst December following Fell a victim to the same Disease Ætatis 13.
Hers was the mildness of the rising Morn And his the radiance of the risen day.".⁹
      He lived in early life, in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.²

     Priscilla LeBaron was born on 3 Aug 1753.^2,3,4 She was the daughter of Lazarus LeBaron and Lydia Bradford.^1,5 Priscilla LeBaron and Abraham Hammatt Jr. have also been reported to have been married on 14 Sep 1774. However, their marriage intentions were not published until 26 Nov 1774, according to Plymouth vital records. So it is unclear where the September date came from.^3,5 Marriage intentions for Priscilla LeBaron and Abraham Hammatt Jr. were published on 26 Nov 1774 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^6,7 Priscilla LeBaron died on 14 Aug 1803 at age 50.^3,8
     As of 1774,her married name was Hammatt.

     Capt. Abraham Hammatt was born in 1719.^2,1 He was the son of John Hammatt and Catherine James.¹ Capt. Abraham Hammatt married Lucy Howland, daughter of Consider Howland and Ruth Bryant, on 3 Sep 1748 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^3,4,5,1 Capt. Abraham Hammatt died on 23 Jun 1774.^6,1 He was buried at Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts,
Gravestone Inscription:
This Stone is erected to the Memory of Capt Abraham Hammatt who departed this Life June 23d and in the year of our Lord 1774 Ætatis 55..⁶

     Lucy Howland was born on 27 Jan 1725/26 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^2,3,4 She was the daughter of Consider Howland and Ruth Bryant.^1,5 Lucy Howland married Capt. Abraham Hammatt, son of John Hammatt and Catherine James, on 3 Sep 1748 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.^4,6,5,1 Lucy Howland died in 1803.¹
     As of 1748,her married name was Hammatt.

     John Hammatt was born at St. Prale, Cornwall, England.¹ He married Catherine James, daughter of John James and Lydia (?).¹