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Generation No. 1
1. Cynthia Williams, born November 11, 1779 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; died August 10, 1864 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 2. John Williams and 3. Mercy Marcy Briggs. She married (1) David Esq. Williams March 20, 1803 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was the son of Benoni Jr. Williams and Amie Bennett.
Children of Cynthia Williams and David Williams are:
i. Almira Marianne Turpin Williams, born March 03, 1805 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; married Henry Briggs February 09, 1834 in East Sudbury, Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
ii. David Homer Williams, born June 28, 1807 in Providence, Rhode Island.
iii. Ann Elizabeth Williams, born 1809 in Massachusetts; died November 1845 in Mississippi River, Ohio; married Charles Bowen November 15, 1831 in Boston, Suffolk, MA.
iv. Henry Bennett Williams, born 1812 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; died March 04, 1848 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married Lucretia Jackson March 10, 1847 in Newton, Middlesex, Mass.
v. Benoni Williams, born May 05, 1814; died April 16, 1816 in Boston, Massachusetts.
vi. Cynthia Ann Williams, born July 04, 1814 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; married George Nelson Nichols.
vii. Ernest Augustus Williams, born January 08, 1820 in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; died August 27, 1823 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 2
2. John Williams, born 1749; died June 13, 1826 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was the son of 4. Benjamin Captain Williams and 5. Elizabeth Paine. He married 3. Mercy Marcy Briggs February 14, 1779 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
3. Mercy Marcy Briggs, born November 28, 1756 in Norton, Massachusetts; died November 01, 1806. She was the daughter of 6. Richard Briggs and 7. Mercy Cobb.
Children of John Williams and Mercy Briggs are:
1 i. Cynthia Williams, born November 11, 1779 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; died August 10, 1864 in Boston, Massachusetts; married David Esq. Williams March 20, 1803 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
ii. Gaius Williams, born May 23, 1793 in Bristol, Mansfield, Massachusetts; died December 06, 1804 in Bristol, Mansfield, Massachusetts.
iii. John Jr. Williams, born October 09, 1781; died September 01, 1829 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Fanny Richardson March 15, 1824 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
iv. Landson Williams, born November 28, 1780 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; died July 30, 1792 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
v. Marcus Williams, born May 03, 1786; died March 07, 1847 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Nancy Hall November 1823 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
vi. Mercy Williams, born March 24, 1800.
vii. Rufus Williams, born March 04, 1784; died August 22, 1827 in Boston, Massachusetts; married Sally Copeland May 26, 1811 in of Manchester.
Generation No. 3
4. Benjamin Captain Williams, born Abt. 1717; died December 04, 1794. He was the son of 8. Benjamin Williams and 9. Elizabeth Dean. He married 5. Elizabeth Paine.
5. Elizabeth Paine, born October 24, 1722 in Malden, Massachusetts; died November 03, 1798. She was the daughter of 10. William Paine and 11. Elizabeth Sweetser.
Children of Benjamin Williams and Elizabeth Paine are:
2 i. John Williams, born 1749; died June 13, 1826 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Mercy Marcy Briggs February 14, 1779 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
ii. Benjamin Jr Williams, born Abt. 1743; died September 27, 1819.
6. Richard Briggs, born November 19, 1733 in Norton, Massachusetts; died Bef. October 22, 1758. He was the son of 12. Richard Briggs and 13. Abigail Andros. He married 7. Mercy Cobb November 16, 1752 in Norton, Massachusetts.
7. Mercy Cobb, born June 13, 1734 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died Bef. September 15, 1788. She was the daughter of 14. Benjamin Capt. Cobb and 15. Mary Mason.
Children of Richard Briggs and Mercy Cobb are:
3 i. Mercy Marcy Briggs, born November 28, 1756 in Norton, Massachusetts; died November 01, 1806; married John Williams February 14, 1779 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts.
ii. Richard Briggs, born October 22, 1758; died 1830-1835 in Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married Huldah Reed April 27, 1768.
iii. Timothy Briggs, born January 03, 1711/12.
Generation No. 4
8. Benjamin Williams, born October 15, 1681 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died January 10, 1757. He was the son of 16. Joseph Williams and 17. Elizabeth Watson. He married 9. Elizabeth Dean December 04, 1707 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
9. Elizabeth Dean, born Abt. 1688 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died March 18, 1759 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 18. Thomas Deane and 19. Katharine Stevens.
Children of Benjamin Williams and Elizabeth Dean are:
4 i. Benjamin Captain Williams, born Abt. 1717; died December 04, 1794; married Elizabeth Paine.
ii. Katherine Williams, born Abt. 1724; married Samuel Fellebrowne January 25, 1753.
10. William Paine, born 1689 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died January 29, 1784 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He married 11. Elizabeth Sweetser November 06, 1722.
11. Elizabeth Sweetser, born Abt. 1690.
Child of William Paine and Elizabeth Sweetser is:
5 i. Elizabeth Paine, born October 24, 1722 in Malden, Massachusetts; died November 03, 1798; married Benjamin Captain Williams.
12. Richard Briggs, born 1711 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died September 18, 1799 in Mansfield. He was the son of 24. Richard Briggs and 25. Mercy Kingsbury. He married 13. Abigail Andros March 01, 1732/33 in Norton, Ma.
13. Abigail Andros, born July 13, 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island; died October 28, 1812 in Halifax, Ma. She was the daughter of 26. Ephraim Andros and 27. Sarah Morey Mowry.
Child of Richard Briggs and Abigail Andros is:
6 i. Richard Briggs, born November 19, 1733 in Norton, Massachusetts; died Bef. October 22, 1758; married Mercy Cobb November 16, 1752 in Norton, Massachusetts.
14. Benjamin Capt. Cobb, born Abt. 1700 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died May 11, 1763 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He married 15. Mary Mason Bef. 1726 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
15. Mary Mason, born 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died April 16, 1780 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 30. John Mason and 31. Mercy Myrick.
Child of Benjamin Cobb and Mary Mason is:
7 i. Mercy Cobb, born June 13, 1734 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died Bef. September 15, 1788; married Richard Briggs November 16, 1752 in Norton, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 5
16. Joseph Williams, born February 27, 1640/41 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died August 16, 1692 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was the son of 32. Richard Williams and 33. Frances Deighton. He married 17. Elizabeth Watson.
17. Elizabeth Watson.
Children of Joseph Williams and Elizabeth Watson are:
8 i. Benjamin Williams, born October 15, 1681 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died January 10, 1757; married Elizabeth Dean December 04, 1707 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
ii. Phebe Williams, born September 25, 1687.
18. Thomas Deane, born 1640-1645 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died Bef. July 15, 1697 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He married 19. Katharine Stevens January 05, 1669/70 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
19. Katharine Stevens, born Abt. 1650.
Child of Thomas Deane and Katharine Stevens is:
9 i. Elizabeth Dean, born Abt. 1688 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died March 18, 1759 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Benjamin Williams December 04, 1707 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
24. Richard Briggs, born January 12, 1678/79 in Taunton, Ma; died 1732 in Norton, Ma. He was the son of 48. Richard Deacon Briggs and 49. Rebecca Hoskins. He married 25. Mercy Kingsbury January 12, 1677/78 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
25. Mercy Kingsbury, born November 19, 1677 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 50. Joseph Kingsbury and 51. Mary Donier.
Child of Richard Briggs and Mercy Kingsbury is:
12 i. Richard Briggs, born 1711 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died September 18, 1799 in Mansfield; married Abigail Andros March 01, 1732/33 in Norton, Ma.
26. Ephraim Andros, born Abt. 1690 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island. He married 27. Sarah Morey Mowry September 24, 1713 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island.
27. Sarah Morey Mowry, born March 04, 1689/90 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island.
Child of Ephraim Andros and Sarah Mowry is:
13 i. Abigail Andros, born July 13, 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island; died October 28, 1812 in Halifax, Ma; married Richard Briggs March 01, 1732/33 in Norton, Ma.
30. John Mason, born 1674 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died 1736. He married 31. Mercy Myrick.
31. Mercy Myrick, born 1671 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died 1754. She was the daughter of 62. Stephen Merrick Myrick and 63. Mercy Bangs.
Child of John Mason and Mercy Myrick is:
15 i. Mary Mason, born 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died April 16, 1780 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Benjamin Capt. Cobb Bef. 1726 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 6
32. Richard Williams, born January 28, 1606/07 in in Synewell, Wooton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England; died September 15, 1693 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He married 33. Frances Deighton February 11, 1631/32 in Witcombe Magnor, Gloucestershire, England.
33. Frances Deighton, born 1611 in Gloucester, Gloucesterchire, England; died Abt. 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 66. John Deighton and 67. Jane Bassett.
Children of Richard Williams and Frances Deighton are:
i. Samuel Williams, born Abt. 1638; married Mary Gilbert.
ii. Nathaniel Williams, born November 17, 1639; married Elizabeth Rogers.
16 iii. Joseph Williams, born February 27, 1640/41 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died August 16, 1692 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Elizabeth Watson.
iv. Thomas Williams, born Abt. 1645; married Mary Macey.
v. Elizabeth Williams, born Abt. 1647; married John Bird.
vi. Hannah Williams, born Abt. 1649; married John Parmenter.
vii. Benjamin Williams, born Abt. 1651; married Rebecca Macey.
48. Richard Deacon Briggs, born March 17, 1637/38 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; died 1696 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was the son of 96. John Briggs and 97. Ann Agnes Thayer. He married 49. Rebecca Hoskins August 15, 1662 in Taunton, Ma.
49. Rebecca Hoskins, born Abt. 1642 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died Abt. 1720 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 98. William Hoskins and 99. Ann Hinds.
Child of Richard Briggs and Rebecca Hoskins is:
24 i. Richard Briggs, born January 12, 1678/79 in Taunton, Ma; died 1732 in Norton, Ma; married Mercy Kingsbury January 12, 1677/78 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
50. Joseph Kingsbury, born 1641 in Wrentham, Massachusetts. He married 51. Mary Donier.
51. Mary Donier, born Abt. 1641.
Child of Joseph Kingsbury and Mary Donier is:
25 i. Mercy Kingsbury, born November 19, 1677 in Wrentham, Massachusetts; married Richard Briggs January 12, 1677/78 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
62. Stephen Merrick Myrick, born May 12, 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died March 11, 1730/31 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He was the son of 124. William Merrick and 125. Rebecca Tracey. He married 63. Mercy Bangs December 28, 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
63. Mercy Bangs, born October 15, 1651 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died December 28, 1670 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.
Child of Stephen Myrick and Mercy Bangs is:
31 i. Mercy Myrick, born 1671 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died 1754; married John Mason.
Generation No. 7
66. John Deighton, born Abt. 1570. He married 67. Jane Bassett.
67. Jane Bassett, born Abt. 1575.
Child of John Deighton and Jane Bassett is:
33 i. Frances Deighton, born 1611 in Gloucester, Gloucesterchire, England; died Abt. 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Richard Williams February 11, 1631/32 in Witcombe Magnor, Gloucestershire, England.
96. John Briggs, born Abt. 1595 in England; died Bef. 1687 in Taunton, Ma. He married 97. Ann Agnes Thayer November 11, 1633 in England.
97. Ann Agnes Thayer, born March 15, 1606/07 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
Child of John Briggs and Ann Thayer is:
48 i. Richard Deacon Briggs, born March 17, 1637/38 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; died 1696 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Rebecca Hoskins August 15, 1662 in Taunton, Ma.
98. William Hoskins, born Abt. 1616 in County Cork Ireland. He married 99. Ann Hinds.
99. Ann Hinds, born Abt. 1616 in England.
Child of William Hoskins and Ann Hinds is:
49 i. Rebecca Hoskins, born Abt. 1642 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died Abt. 1720 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Richard Deacon Briggs August 15, 1662 in Taunton, Ma.
124. William Merrick, born 1602-1603 in Wales, Llanlleschydd, St David's, Pembrokeshire; died March 06, 1688/89 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He married 125. Rebecca Tracey 1641-1642 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
125. Rebecca Tracey, born Abt. 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died December 03, 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 250. Stephen Tracey and 251. Tryphosa Lee.
Child of William Merrick and Rebecca Tracey is:
62 i. Stephen Merrick Myrick, born May 12, 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died March 11, 1730/31 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; married Mercy Bangs December 28, 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Generation No. 8
250. Stephen Tracey, born December 28, 1596 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died March 20, 1653/54 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He married 251. Tryphosa Lee January 02, 1619/20 in Leyden, Zuid Holland, , Netherlands.
251. Tryphosa Lee, born Abt. 1599 in Of, Leiden, South Holland, Holland; died 1655 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Child of Stephen Tracey and Tryphosa Lee is:
125 i. Rebecca Tracey, born Abt. 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died December 03, 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; married William Merrick 1641-1642 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
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