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THE CHILDREN OF THE FIRST MARRIAGE WERE;
Stephen, bapt. third Sabbath of May, 1727.
Amos, b. May 18. 1727.
Abigail, bapt. Dec. 7, 1729. She died in childhood.
Hannah, b. Jan. 8, 1731 : m. 1749. Paul Prichard ; d. 1810.
Abigail, b. Dec. 28, 1732; m. Nov, i, 1750, 'William Spofford ; m. Nov. 16, 1761,
^ Jacob Ha:eu.
Nathaniel,h. Feb. 13, 1735.
Enoch, b. May 26, 1737.
Eunice, b May 29. 1739; "" Daniel Xoursc : d. 1S22.
Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1741. Slie died in cliildhood.
Amos Perky, witii his wife Margaret, was a member of the First Church in
Bo.xford. Mr. Parley was surveyor of highways, overseer of the poor, con-
stable, selectman, and for many years clerk of the First Parish. His will was
dated Jan. 14, 1748, and proved April 11. 174S. In his will he gives all
his household furniture to Margaret, his wife, and orders his son Amos to
provide her a horse to ride on He mentions an "old negro, valued £?>o,
and young negro, valued /"is." One of these was ' Jane," who was baptized
April 7, 1745. Mrs. Perky remained a widow eleven years, when she married
Lieut. Howe. His first wife was Hephzibah Perkins, of Topsfield. Mass., and
they had eleven children. By the second marriage there were no children.
fHrmorantra.
Paid and Hain.nh {PrrAjj Prichard removed to New I])swich, X. H. They were
member.^ of the church. He was a housewright ; took an active part in the Revolutionary
times. He was of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence, a selectman and represent-
ative. Mis. Prichard was a doctress. Their nine children W(;re, .Sarah, Amos, Jeremiah
I'trley, William, Sarah, Hannah, John, and Benjamin.
Jl'iHi.uii and AHi,'ail [PcrU-y] Spojford lived in Georgetown. He was a soldier in the
French and Indian wars, and died in the service, 1759. They were members of the church,
and had four children, .Abigail, Israel, Sarah, and Olive. Mrs. .Abigail Spofford married
-Jacob Hazen, of Rowley; they lived in Bo.xford. The children of this marriage were six;
viz., Jacob, Hannah, William, Hephzibah, Enoch, and Phebe.
Z>.7«/V/and Eunice (Pcrley) Notirsc, of Rowley, were member.-, (it the church. They had
nine children; viz., Betsy, Eunice, Lucy, Daniel, Sally, Hannah, Huldah, John, and P"ann\.
NATHANIEL COGSWELL.
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X.\THANiEL'' Cogswell {yohii\ Williaur, yoliu^), son of I.ieut.
John-' [17] and Hannah (Goodhue) Cogswell, was born Jan. 19, 1707, in
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass. He married, Jan 31, 1740, yiaiith